Dead Men's Money vs Die Blechtrommel: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: History, Fiction

Cover of Dead Men's Money

Dead Men's Money Joseph Smith Fletcher · 1920 ★★★★☆ 3.7 212 pages · ≈ 3 h 56 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Die Blechtrommel

Die Blechtrommel Günter Grass · 1959 ★★★★☆ 3.9 591 pages · ≈ 10 h 57 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Die Blechtrommel higher: 3.9 vs 3.7 from 47597 votes.
Dead Men's Money is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 10 for Die Blechtrommel.

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