Rose Madder vs The Dark Half: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Audiobooks, Horror, Thriller, Fiction
Rose Madder
“It was fourteen years of hell, all told, but she hardly knew it.”
Rosie Daniels flees from her husband, Norman after fourteen years in an abusive marriage. During one bout of violence, Norman caused Rosie to miscarry their only child. Escaping to a distant city, Rosie establishes a…
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The Dark Half
“People's lives-their real lives, as opposed to their simple physical existences-begin at different times.”
The Dark Half is a horror novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 1989. Publishers Weekly listed The Dark Half as the second best-selling book of 1989 behind Tom Clancy's Clear and Present Danger. The novel…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Dark Half has the widest readership — 155618 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Rose Madder | The Dark Half | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (126957) | 3.8 (155618) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (213) | 3.6 (296) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (231) | 4.5 (167) |
Reception
| Rose Madder | The Dark Half | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 126957 | 155618 |
| Editions | 57 | 61 |
| Citations | — | 7 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 65024 | 81579 |
| Reading it now | 2678 | 2313 |
| Written reviews | 5014 | 4350 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3990 | 5746 |
| Pages | 472 | 468 |