The Day of the Jackal vs The Hunt for Red October: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Thriller, Fiction
The Day of the Jackal
In a class by itself. Unputdownable' Sunday TimesOne of the most celebrated thrillers ever written, The Day of the Jackal is the electrifying story of an anonymous Englishman who in, the spring of 1963, was hired by…
1 film adaptation
vs
The Hunt for Red October
Somewhere under the Atlantic, a Soviet sub commander has just made a fateful decision...the Red October is heading west.The Americans want her.The Russians want her back.And the most incredible chase in history is…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Hunt for Red October has the widest readership — 392729 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Day of the Jackal | The Hunt for Red October | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (149030) | 4.1 (392729) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (204) | 4.1 (591) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (384) | 4.5 (1892) |
Reception
| The Day of the Jackal | The Hunt for Red October | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 149030 | 392729 |
| Editions | 69 | 63 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 295 | 110287 |
| Reading it now | 6 | 9649 |
| Written reviews | 16 | 5012 |
| Wikipedia attention | 21957 | 19069 |
| Pages | 377 | 479 |