1915 vs War Game: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: World War, War, Children's fiction, Fiction
1915
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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…
War Game
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Based on a true account of a soccer game played between the German and English troops in no-man's land on Christmas Day in 1914 during World War I, this book tells the story of four young men who have recently enlisted…
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The verdict
- Readers rate War Game highest: War Game 3.9 · 1915 3.5.
- War Game is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 8 for 1915.
- 1915 has the widest readership — 56 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| 1915 | War Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.3 (56) | — |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
Reception
| 1915 | War Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 56 | 1 |
| Editions | 3 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 88 | — |
| Written reviews | 9 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 269 | 523 |
| Pages | 433 | 76 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: 1915 or War Game?
War Game has the higher combined reader rating across sources (War Game 3.9/5, 1915 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: 1915 or War Game?
War Game is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: War Game (76 pages, ≈ 1 h 24 m); 1915 (433 pages, ≈ 8 h 01 m).
Which is harder to read: 1915 or War Game?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — 1915: Light; War Game: Light.