The Dark Half vs The Regulators: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
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
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The Regulators
Master storyteller Stephen King presents the classic, terrifying New York Times bestseller about those caught between the surreal forces of good versus evil in a Midwestern horror setting—a suburban nightmare story in…
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
| The Dark Half | The Regulators | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (155618) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (296) | 3.9 (8) |
| Google Books | — | 3.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (167) | 4.0 (141) |
Reception
| The Dark Half | The Regulators | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 155618 | 141 |
| Editions | 61 | — |
| Citations | 7 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 81579 | — |
| Reading it now | 2313 | — |
| Written reviews | 4350 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 5746 | 6677 |
| Pages | 468 | 516 |