Lord of the Nutcracker men vs War Game: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: World War I, World War, War, Children's fiction, Fiction
Lord of the Nutcracker men
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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…
War Game
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Based on a true account of a soccer game played between the German and English troops in no-man's land on Christmas Day in 1914 during World War I, this book tells the story of four young men who have recently enlisted…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- War Game is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 3 for Lord of the Nutcracker men.
- Lord of the Nutcracker men has the widest readership — 582 ratings behind its score.
- Lord of the Nutcracker men runs the darker storyline; War Game stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Lord of the Nutcracker men | War Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (582) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
Reception
| Lord of the Nutcracker men | War Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 582 | 1 |
| Editions | 5 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 377 | — |
| Reading it now | 17 | — |
| Written reviews | 102 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 32 | 523 |
| Pages | 212 | 76 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Lord of the Nutcracker men or War Game?
War Game has the higher combined reader rating across sources (War Game 3.9/5, Lord of the Nutcracker men 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Lord of the Nutcracker men or War Game?
War Game is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: War Game (76 pages, ≈ 1 h 24 m); Lord of the Nutcracker men (212 pages, ≈ 3 h 56 m).
Which is harder to read: Lord of the Nutcracker men or War Game?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Lord of the Nutcracker men: Light; War Game: Light.