My Brother's Keeper vs The Machine Gunners: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: World War, War, Historical Fiction, Children's fiction, Fiction
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…
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The Machine Gunners
After an air raid, a group of English children find a German machine gun and hide it from adults who are looking for it.
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- My Brother's Keeper has the widest readership — 11 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| My Brother's Keeper | The Machine Gunners | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.0 (3) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (11) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (2) |
Reception
| My Brother's Keeper | The Machine Gunners | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 11 | 2 |
| Editions | 3 | 20 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 221 | 861 |
| Pages | 112 | 187 |