My Brother's Keeper vs War Game: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: World War I, World War, War, Children's fiction, Fiction
My Brother's Keeper
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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…
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.
- My Brother's Keeper has the widest readership — 11 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| My Brother's Keeper | War Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.0 (3) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (11) | — |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
Reception
| My Brother's Keeper | War Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 11 | 1 |
| Editions | 3 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 221 | 523 |
| Pages | 112 | 76 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: My Brother's Keeper or War Game?
War Game has the higher combined reader rating across sources (War Game 3.9/5, My Brother's Keeper 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: My Brother's Keeper or War Game?
War Game is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: War Game (76 pages, ≈ 1 h 24 m); My Brother's Keeper (112 pages, ≈ 2 h 04 m).
Which is harder to read: My Brother's Keeper or War Game?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — My Brother's Keeper: Light; War Game: Light.