For Whom the Bell Tolls vs Other Kingdoms: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Americans, History, Fiction
For Whom the Bell Tolls
High in the pine forests of the Spanish Sierra, a guerrilla band prepares to blow up a vital bridge. Robert Jordan, a young American volunteer, has been sent to handle the dynamiting. There, in the mountains, he finds…
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Other Kingdoms
In 1918, wounded WWI American soldier Alex White has a frightening encounter in the forest near the pastoral English village of Gatford. His encounter leads him into the arms of Magda Variel, an alluring red-haired…
The verdict
- Readers rate For Whom the Bell Tolls highest: For Whom the Bell Tolls 4.0 · Other Kingdoms 3.4.
- Other Kingdoms is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for For Whom the Bell Tolls.
- For Whom the Bell Tolls has the widest readership — 326576 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| For Whom the Bell Tolls | Other Kingdoms | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (326576) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (428) | 1.8 (6) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (505) | — |
Reception
| For Whom the Bell Tolls | Other Kingdoms | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 326576 | 6 |
| Editions | 185 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 354763 | — |
| Pages | 477 | 316 |