The Dark HalfClassic · Horror, Fiction, Thriller
The Dark Half
1989 · 496 pages · Fiction
28
Classic
★ 3.81 on Goodreads · 157K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 12 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (6 weeks at #1). 3.81★ from 157K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
28Must-Read Score
- Readers13 out of 100 · counts 40%+6
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller63 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+22
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #52 of the 69 horror books we rank
- #169 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #443 of the 520 classics we rank
- #1163 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (6 weeks at #1)
Reads as
Gripping, Dark
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