Horizon, a novel vs SS-GB: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Espionage, World War II, World War, Thriller, Fiction

Cover of Horizon, a novel

Horizon, a novel Helen MacInnes · 1946 ★★★★☆ 4.0 192 pages · ≈ 3 h 33 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of SS-GB

SS-GB Len Deighton · 1978 ★★★★☆ 3.8 367 pages · ≈ 6 h 48 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Horizon, a novel higher: 4.0 vs 3.8 from 12 votes.
Horizon, a novel is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 6 for SS-GB.
SS-GB is the easier read (Moderate), Horizon, a novel more demanding (Challenging).

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