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You Like It Darker
New · Horror, Short Stories, Fiction

You Like It Darker

by Stephen King
2024 · 512 pages · Fiction
48 New ★ 4.16 on Goodreads · 98K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 13 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Goodreads Choice (horror) winner (2024). #1 New York Times bestseller (1 week at #1). 4.16★ from 98K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

48Must-Read Score
  • Readers63 out of 100 · counts 40%+28
  • Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
  • Bestseller44 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+16
  • Buzz22 out of 100 · counts 15%+4

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Where it ranks

Won

Bestseller

Reads as

Gripping, Dark

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