The Damned vs The Silence of the Lambs: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horror
The Damned
The Damned is a chilling tale of supernatural horror from one of the great masters of horror fiction, Algernon Blackwood.
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The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs is a 1988 psychological horror crime thriller novel by Thomas Harris. Published August 29, it is the sequel to Harriss 1981 novel Red Dragon, and both novels feature the cannibalistic serial…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Silence of the Lambs highest: The Silence of the Lambs 4.3 · The Damned 3.9.
- The Damned is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for The Silence of the Lambs.
- The Silence of the Lambs has the widest readership — 1091 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Damned | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (652) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (3) | 4.2 (719) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (11) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (26) | 4.5 (1091) |
Reception
| The Damned | The Silence of the Lambs | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 26 | 1091 |
| Editions | 106 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 188 | 18480 |
| Pages | 110 | 356 |