Der Vorleser vs Different Seasons: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Nazis, Holocaust, World War II, Fiction

Cover of Der Vorleser

Der Vorleser Bernhard Schlink · 1995 ★★★★☆ 3.8 176 pages · ≈ 3 h 16 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Different Seasons

Different Seasons Stephen King · 1982 ★★★★☆ 4.4 591 pages · ≈ 10 h 57 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Different Seasons higher: 4.4 vs 3.8 from 225839 votes.
Der Vorleser is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 10 for Different Seasons.

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