1915 vs The Machine Gunners: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: World War, War, Children's fiction, Fiction
1915
1915 is an Australian historical drama television miniseries written by Peter Yeldham, based on Roger McDonalds 1979 novel 1915: A Novel of Gallipoli, that premiered on ABC TV on 27 June 1982, and concluded on 8 August…
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The Machine Gunners
After an air raid, a group of English children find a German machine gun and hide it from adults who are looking for it.
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Machine Gunners highest: The Machine Gunners 3.8 · 1915 3.5.
- The Machine Gunners is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 8 for 1915.
- 1915 has the widest readership — 56 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| 1915 | The Machine Gunners | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.3 (56) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (2) |
Reception
| 1915 | The Machine Gunners | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 56 | 2 |
| Editions | 3 | 20 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 88 | — |
| Written reviews | 9 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 269 | 861 |
| Pages | 433 | 187 |