Insomnia vs The Stand: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Suspense & Thriller, Horror, Thriller, Fiction
Insomnia
“No one-least of all Dr. Litchfield-came right out and told Ralp Roberts that his wife was going to die, but there came a time when Ralph understood without needing to be told.”
Insomnia is a 1994 horror/fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King. It follows retired widower Ralph Roberts whose increasing insomnia allows him to perceive auras and other hidden things, leading him to join a…
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The Stand
“Hapscomb's Texaco sat on Number 93 just north of Arnette, a pissant four-street burg about 110 miles from Houston.”
One man escapes from a biological weapon facility after an accident, carrying with him the deadly virus known as Captain Tripps, a rapidly mutating flu that - in the ensuing weeks - wipes out most of the world's…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Stand highest: The Stand 4.4 · Insomnia 3.8.
- Insomnia has the widest readership — 172089 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Insomnia | The Stand | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (172089) | 4.3 (1889) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (343) | 4.2 (1769) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (423) | 4.5 (5022) |
Reception
| Insomnia | The Stand | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 172089 | 5022 |
| Editions | 58 | 85 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 112967 | 1409 |
| Reading it now | 5497 | 124 |
| Written reviews | 6188 | 134 |
| Wikipedia attention | 7579 | 41032 |
| Pages | 764 | 833 |