Funeral in Berlin vs Pavel & I: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Berlin, Cold War, History, Fiction
Funeral in Berlin
A ferociously cool Cold War thriller from the author of The Ipcress File.Len Deighton's third novel has become a classic, as compelling and suspenseful now as when it first exploded on to the bestseller lists.In Berlin,…
1 film adaptation
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Pavel & I
Set during the winter of 1946, Pavel and I mines post-war Berlin's messy terrain through the lives of two characters: Pavel, an American soldier who stays on after the war, and Anders, a German orphan. Their paths cross…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Pavel & I has the widest readership — 421 ratings behind its score.
- Pavel & I runs the darker storyline; Funeral in Berlin stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Funeral in Berlin | Pavel & I | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.7 (421) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (12) | 4.4 (5) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (11) | — |
Reception
| Funeral in Berlin | Pavel & I | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 12 | 421 |
| Editions | 48 | 8 |
| Citations | 4 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 627 |
| Reading it now | — | 5 |
| Written reviews | — | 64 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1090 | — |
| Pages | 320 | 352 |