The Dead Zone vs The September House: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The Dead Zone The Dead Zone Stephen King · 1979 ★★★★☆ 4.0 400 pages · ≈ 7 h 24 m · Moderate
“The two things Sarah remembered about that night later were his run of luck at the Wheel of Fortune and the mask.”

The Dead Zone is a science fiction thriller novel by Stephen King published in 1979. The story follows Johnny Smith, who awakens from a coma of nearly five years and, apparently as a result of brain damage, now…

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Cover of The September House The September House Carissa Orlando · 2023 ★★★★☆ 3.9 432 pages · ≈ 8 h 00 m · Moderate

When Margaret and her husband Hal bought the large Victorian house on Hawthorn Street—for sale at a surprisingly reasonable price—they couldn’t believe they finally had a home of their own. Then they discovered the…

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The verdict

Scores by source

The Dead ZoneThe September House
Goodreads 4.0 (253331) 3.9 (107027)
Hardcover 3.8 (543) 4.0 (208)
Apple Books 4.5 (425) 4.0 (321)

Reception

The Dead ZoneThe September House
Ratings 253331 107027
Editions 88 3
Film adaptations 1 —
Want to read 130685 —
Reading it now 21 —
Written reviews 9393 —
Wikipedia attention 8778 —
Pages 400 432

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