Life vs Sami and the time of the troubles: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Family life, Families, War, History, Fiction

Cover of Life

Life Mal Peet · 2011 ★★★★☆ 3.8 400 pages · ≈ 7 h 24 m · Light 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

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Sami and the time of the troubles is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 7 for Life.

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