Code Name Verity vs The river line: Which Should You Read?

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

Cover of Code Name Verity

Code Name Verity Elizabeth Wein · 2012 ★★★★☆ 4.4 347 pages · ≈ 6 h 26 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of The river line

The river line Charles Morgan · 1949 ★★★★☆ 3.7 210 pages · ≈ 3 h 53 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Code Name Verity higher: 4.4 vs 3.7 from 108 votes.
The river line is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Code Name Verity.
Code Name Verity is the easier read (Light), The river line more demanding (Challenging).

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