Lord of the Nutcracker men vs My Brother's Keeper: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: World War I, World War, War, Historical Fiction, Children's fiction, Fiction
Lord of the Nutcracker men
Ten-year-old Johnny eagerly plays at war with the army of nutcracker soldiers his toymaker father whittles for him. He demolishes imaginary foes. But in 1914 Germany looms as the real enemy of Europe, and all too soon…
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My Brother's Keeper
A novel of the First World War. Alfie signs up for the army aged just 15, carried away by patriotic fervour at the start of the Great War. But life in the trenches is very far from his dreams of glory. It's hard, and…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Lord of the Nutcracker men has the widest readership — 582 ratings behind its score.
- Lord of the Nutcracker men runs the darker storyline; My Brother's Keeper stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Lord of the Nutcracker men | My Brother's Keeper | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (582) | 3.0 (3) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.2 (11) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| Lord of the Nutcracker men | My Brother's Keeper | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 582 | 11 |
| Editions | 5 | 3 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 377 | — |
| Reading it now | 17 | — |
| Written reviews | 102 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 32 | 221 |
| Pages | 212 | 112 |