Lie Down With Lions vs Strangers in Time: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Historical, War, Thriller, Mystery, Fiction
Lie Down With Lions
“would leave the girl's place alone in the Renault-but not always. Sometimes he took her out to dinner.”
Ellis, the American. Jean-Pierre, the Frenchman. They were two men on opposite sides of the cold war, with a woman torn between them. Together, they formed a triangle of passion and deception, racing from terrorist…
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Strangers in Time
Fourteen-year-old Charlie Matters is up to no good, but for a very good reason. Without parents, peerage, or merit, he steals what he needs, living day-to-day until he’s old enough to enlist to fight the Germans. After…
The verdict
- Readers rate Strangers in Time highest: Strangers in Time 4.5 · Lie Down With Lions 3.9.
- Lie Down With Lions has the widest readership — 24839 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Lie Down With Lions | Strangers in Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (24839) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.1 (25) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (348) | 4.5 (1785) |
Reception
| Lie Down With Lions | Strangers in Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 24839 | 1785 |
| Editions | 44 | 5 |
| Citations | 2 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 7583 | — |
| Reading it now | 2195 | — |
| Written reviews | 1007 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 561 | — |
| Pages | 372 | 448 |