Captain Corelli's Mandolin vs Catch-22: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Guerre mondiale, War stories, World War II, World War, Fiction

Cover of Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Captain Corelli's Mandolin Louis de Bernières · 1994 ★★★★☆ 4.0 534 pages · ≈ 9 h 53 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Catch-22

Catch-22 Joseph Heller · 1961 ★★★★☆ 4.0 337 pages · ≈ 6 h 14 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Catch-22 is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 9 for Captain Corelli's Mandolin.

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