Andersonville; a story of rebel military prisons vs Se questo è un uomo: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Andersonville; a story of rebel military prisons Andersonville; a story of rebel military prisons John McElroy · 1879 ★★★★☆ 4.0 624 pages · ≈ 11 h 33 m · Demanding
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"McElroy, with a detachment of his regiment, was guarding a supply route to Cumberland Gap when his entire company was captured in a surprise attack one morning during the winter of 1862-63. He and his comrades were…

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Cover of Se questo è un uomo Se questo è un uomo Primo Levi · 1947 ★★★★★ 4.5 216 pages · ≈ 4 h 00 m · Challenging
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This book describes Primo Levi's experiences in the concentration camp at Auschwitz during the Second World War. Levi, then a 25-year-old chemist, spent 10 months in Auschwitz before the camp was liberated by the Red…

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Andersonville; a story of rebel military prisonsSe questo è un uomo
Goodreads 4.0 (442) 4.5 (23045)
Hardcover — 5.0 (1)
Google Books — 4.5 (2)
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Reception

Andersonville; a story of rebel military prisonsSe questo è un uomo
Ratings 442 23045
Editions 77 112
Film adaptations — 1
Want to read — 91844
Reading it now — 1327
Written reviews — 4736
Wikipedia attention — 3716
Pages 624 216
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Andersonville; a story of rebel military prisons or Se questo è un uomo?

Se questo è un uomo has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Se questo è un uomo 4.5/5, Andersonville; a story of rebel military prisons 4.0/5).

Which is shorter to read: Andersonville; a story of rebel military prisons or Se questo è un uomo?

Se questo è un uomo is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Se questo è un uomo (216 pages, ≈ 4 h 00 m); Andersonville; a story of rebel military prisons (624 pages, ≈ 11 h 33 m).

Which is harder to read: Andersonville; a story of rebel military prisons or Se questo è un uomo?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Andersonville; a story of rebel military prisons: Demanding; Se questo è un uomo: Challenging.

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