A Farewell to Arms vs The dark forest: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: World War I, War stories, World War, Fiction
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms is about a love affair between the expatriate American Henry and Catherine Barkley against the backdrop of the First World War, cynical soldiers, fighting and the displacement of populations. The…
1 film adaptationBanned book
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The dark forest
John Durward and John Trenchard are two Englishmen who join a company of Russian doctors, nurses, and orderlies working on the Russian side of the Eastern Front at the height of World War I. Durward, the primary…
The verdict
- Readers rate A Farewell to Arms highest: A Farewell to Arms 3.8 · The dark forest 3.5.
- A Farewell to Arms has the widest readership — 365931 ratings behind its score.
- A Farewell to Arms runs the darker storyline; The dark forest stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Farewell to Arms | The dark forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (365931) | 3.5 (289) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (533) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 2.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (156) | — |
Reception
| A Farewell to Arms | The dark forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 365931 | 289 |
| Editions | 181 | 52 |
| Citations | — | 6 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 309365 | — |
| Reading it now | 14023 | — |
| Written reviews | 18523 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 21903 | — |
| Pages | 309 | 324 |