The Taking vs Ticktock: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: California, Thriller, Fiction
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…
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Ticktock
Tommy Phan is a 30-year-old Vietnamese-American detective and novelist living in Southern California, and a chaser of the American Dream. He drives home his brand-new Corvette one day to discover a strange doll on his…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Taking has the widest readership — 43575 ratings behind its score.
- Ticktock runs the darker storyline; The Taking stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Taking | Ticktock | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (43575) | 3.8 (36396) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Google Books | 4.0 (3) | 4.0 (22) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (369) | 4.5 (123) |
Reception
| The Taking | Ticktock | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 43575 | 36396 |
| Editions | 32 | 31 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 16525 | 11050 |
| Reading it now | 2099 | 986 |
| Written reviews | 2362 | 1480 |
| Wikipedia attention | 620 | 364 |
| Pages | 338 | 318 |