City of gold vs Mother Night: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: World War II, Spy Fiction, Fiction

Cover of City of gold

City of gold Len Deighton · 1992 ★★★★☆ 3.7 576 pages · ≈ 10 h 40 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Mother Night

Mother Night Kurt Vonnegut · 1961 ★★★★☆ 4.2 206 pages · ≈ 3 h 49 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Mother Night higher: 4.2 vs 3.7 from 110884 votes.
Mother Night is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 10 for City of gold.

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