How I Live Now vs Sami and the time of the troubles: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Family life, Families, War, Children's fiction, Fiction

Cover of How I Live Now

How I Live Now Meg Rosoff · 2004 ★★★★☆ 3.6 200 pages · ≈ 3 h 42 m · Easy Find on Amazon

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Cover of Sami and the time of the troubles

Sami and the time of the troubles Florence Parry Heide · 1992 ★★★★☆ 3.9 40 pages · ≈ 44 min · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Sami and the time of the troubles higher: 3.9 vs 3.6 from 2 votes.
Sami and the time of the troubles is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 3 for How I Live Now.
How I Live Now is the easier read (Easy), Sami and the time of the troubles more demanding (Light).

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