Black House vs The talisman: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mothers and sons, Quests, Boys, Horror, Fantasy, Fiction
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The talisman
“ON SEPTEMBER 15th, 1981, a boy named Jack Sawyer stood where the water and land come together, hands in the pockets of his jeans, looking out at the steady Atlantic.”
The Talisman is a 1984 fantasy novel by American writers Stephen King and Peter Straub. The Talisman was nominated for both the Locus and World Fantasy Awards in 1985. King and Straub followed up with a sequel, Black…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The talisman is the quickest read — about 14 hours vs 26 for Black House.
- The talisman has the widest readership — 147440 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Black House | The talisman | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (72158) | 4.1 (147440) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (188) | 3.8 (370) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 5.0 (5) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (440) | 4.5 (782) |
Reception
| Black House | The talisman | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 72158 | 147440 |
| Editions | 3 | 66 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 51606 | 94672 |
| Reading it now | 3916 | 8999 |
| Written reviews | 3102 | 6564 |
| Wikipedia attention | 7694 | 12507 |
| Pages | 1456 | 784 |