Catch-22 vs The English Patient: Which Should You Read?

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

Cover of Catch-22

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

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Cover of The English Patient

The English Patient Michael Ondaatje · 1992 ★★★★☆ 3.9 308 pages · ≈ 5 h 42 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.

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