Devil May Care vs You Only Live Twice: Which Should You Read?
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Devil May Care
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An Algerian drug runner is savagely executed in the desolate outskirts of Paris. This seemingly isolated event leads to the recall of Agent 007 from his sabbatical in Rome and his return to the world of intrigue and…
You Only Live Twice
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Bond, a shattered man after the death of his wife at the hands of SPECTRE founder Ernst Stavro Blofeld, has gone to pieces as an agent, endangering himself and his fellow operatives. M, unwilling to accept the loss of…
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The verdict
- Readers rate You Only Live Twice highest: You Only Live Twice 3.7 · Devil May Care 3.5.
- You Only Live Twice has the widest readership — 16945 ratings behind its score.
- Devil May Care runs the darker storyline; You Only Live Twice stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Devil May Care | You Only Live Twice | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (7767) | 3.7 (16945) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (21) | 3.4 (52) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (5) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (57) | 4.5 (19) |
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Reception
| Devil May Care | You Only Live Twice | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7767 | 16945 |
| Editions | 23 | 105 |
| Citations | 6 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3032 | 10139 |
| Reading it now | 241 | 562 |
| Written reviews | 668 | 989 |
| Wikipedia attention | 890 | 3891 |
| Pages | 309 | 262 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Devil May Care or You Only Live Twice?
You Only Live Twice has the higher combined reader rating across sources (You Only Live Twice 3.7/5, Devil May Care 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: Devil May Care or You Only Live Twice?
You Only Live Twice is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: You Only Live Twice (262 pages, ≈ 4 h 51 m); Devil May Care (309 pages, ≈ 5 h 43 m).
Which is harder to read: Devil May Care or You Only Live Twice?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Devil May Care: Moderate; You Only Live Twice: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Devil May Care: no film adaptation on record; You Only Live Twice: 5 film adaptations.