Le grand cahier vs Night of the Fox: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: World War II, World War, New York Times reviewed, Fiction

Cover of Le grand cahier

Le grand cahier Ágota Kristóf · 1986 ★★★★☆ 3.9 185 pages · ≈ 3 h 26 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Night of the Fox

Night of the Fox Henry Patterson · 1757 ★★★★☆ 3.8 224 pages · ≈ 4 h 09 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Le grand cahier is the easier read (Moderate), Night of the Fox more demanding (Demanding).

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