Diamonds are Forever vs For Your Eyes Only: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English Spy stories, Intelligence officers, Intelligence service, British, Great Britain, Spy Fiction

Cover of Diamonds are Forever

Diamonds are Forever Ian Fleming · 1956 ★★★★☆ 3.6 258 pages · ≈ 4 h 47 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of For Your Eyes Only

For Your Eyes Only Ian Fleming · 1959 ★★★★☆ 3.7 146 pages · ≈ 2 h 42 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.6 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
For Your Eyes Only is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Diamonds are Forever.

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