All the Pretty Horses vs The Exorcist: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
All the Pretty Horses
All the Pretty Horses is a novel by American author Cormac McCarthy published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1992. Its romanticism (in contrast to the bleakness of McCarthy's earlier work) brought the writer much public…
1 film adaptation
vs
The Exorcist
The Exorcist is a 1971 horror novel by American writer William Peter Blatty. The book details the demonic possession of eleven-year-old Regan MacNeil, the daughter of a famous actress, and the two priests who attempt to…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Exorcist has the widest readership — 281526 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| All the Pretty Horses | The Exorcist | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (358) | 4.2 (281526) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 2.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (16) | 5.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (696) | 4.0 (59) |
Reception
| All the Pretty Horses | The Exorcist | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 696 | 281526 |
| Editions | 54 | 77 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 323 | 315105 |
| Reading it now | 4 | 9330 |
| Written reviews | 16 | 14094 |
| Wikipedia attention | 18283 | 10722 |
| Pages | 301 | 400 |