Der Vorleser vs The Valhalla exchange: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Nazis, Germany, World War II, World War, 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 The Valhalla exchange

The Valhalla exchange Henry Patterson · 1976 ★★★★☆ 3.9 253 pages · ≈ 4 h 41 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.

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