The Dark Half vs The Regulators: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Audiobooks, Horror, Thriller, Fiction
The Dark Half
“People's lives-their real lives, as opposed to their simple physical existences-begin at different times.”
The Dark Half is a horror novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 1989. Publishers Weekly listed The Dark Half as the second best-selling book of 1989 behind Tom Clancy's Clear and Present Danger. The novel…
1 film adaptation
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The Regulators
The Regulators is a novel by American author Stephen King, writing under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. It was published in 1996 at the same time as its "mirror" novel, Desperation. The two novels represent parallel…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Dark Half has the widest readership — 155618 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Dark Half | The Regulators | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (155618) | 3.7 (93125) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (296) | 3.9 (8) |
| Google Books | — | 3.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (167) | 4.0 (141) |
Reception
| The Dark Half | The Regulators | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 155618 | 93125 |
| Editions | 61 | 55 |
| Citations | 7 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 81579 | 46696 |
| Reading it now | 2313 | 1666 |
| Written reviews | 4350 | 2765 |
| Wikipedia attention | 5746 | 6677 |
| Pages | 468 | 475 |