The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon vs The Taking: Which Should You Read?
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The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
“The world had teeth and it could bit you with them anytime it wanted.”
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999) is a psychological horror novel by American writer Stephen King.
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The Taking
“the roof had sometimes served as a reliable remedy for insomnia. This night, however, the liquid rhythms failed to lull her into slumber, and not just because they were out of season.”
The new thriller from Dean Koontz is a novel of stunning suspense and visceral terror as doomsday dawns.On the morning that will mark the end of the world they have known, Molly and Niel Sloan awaken to the drumbeat of…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon has the widest readership — 183949 ratings behind its score.
- The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon runs the darker storyline; The Taking stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon | The Taking | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (183949) | 3.8 (43575) |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (326) | 5.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (308) | 4.0 (369) |
Reception
| The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon | The Taking | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 183949 | 43575 |
| Editions | 70 | 32 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 84179 | 16525 |
| Reading it now | 2740 | 2099 |
| Written reviews | 9398 | 2362 |
| Wikipedia attention | 6047 | 620 |
| Pages | 304 | 338 |