All the Light We Cannot See vs The Kite Runner: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Historical Fiction, 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 The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini · 2003 ★★★★★ 4.6 385 pages · ≈ 7 h 08 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Kite Runner higher: 4.6 vs 4.3 from 27219 votes.
The Kite Runner is the quicker read — about 7 hours vs 10 for All the Light We Cannot See.

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