Kind aller Länder vs Smiling for strangers: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Refugees, War, Children's fiction, Fiction

Cover of Kind aller Länder

Kind aller Länder Irmgard Keun · 1938 ★★★★☆ 3.7 194 pages · ≈ 3 h 36 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Smiling for strangers

Smiling for strangers Gaye Hiçyılmaz · 2000 ★★★☆☆ 3.5 151 pages · ≈ 2 h 48 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.5 — either is a safe pick by score.
Smiling for strangers is the easier read (Light), Kind aller Länder more demanding (Moderate).

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