All the Light We Cannot See vs Shroud for a Nightingale: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of All the Light We Cannot See

All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr · 2014 ★★★★☆ 4.3 544 pages · ≈ 10 h 04 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Shroud for a Nightingale

Shroud for a Nightingale P. D. James · 1971 ★★★★☆ 4.0 304 pages · ≈ 5 h 38 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate All the Light We Cannot See higher: 4.3 vs 4.0 from 2061893 votes.
Shroud for a Nightingale is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 10 for All the Light We Cannot See.

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