Misery vs The Exorcist: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
Side by side
Misery
Novelist Paul Sheldon has plans to make the difficult transition from writing historical romances featuring heroine Misery Chastain to publishing literary fiction. Annie Wilkes, Sheldon's number one fan, rescues the…
1 film adaptation
vs
The Exorcist
"A horror story for all midnights." —The Boston Globe"Read the book. It’s an experience you will never forget."—St. Louis Post-DispatchThe phenomenal #1 bestseller that inspired the classic motion picture, a landmark…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Exorcist highest: The Exorcist 4.5 · Misery 4.2.
- Misery has the widest readership — 855105 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Misery | The Exorcist | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (855105) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (1323) | 2.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (3) | 5.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1023) | 4.5 (936) |
Reception
| Misery | The Exorcist | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 855105 | 936 |
| Editions | 99 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 543737 | — |
| Reading it now | 19231 | — |
| Written reviews | 41012 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 14535 | 10122 |
| Pages | 384 | 402 |