Slaughterhouse-Five vs The Machine Gunners: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: World War II, War, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Slaughterhouse-Five

Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut · 1956 ★★★★☆ 4.1 202 pages · ≈ 3 h 44 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Machine Gunners

The Machine Gunners Robert Westall · 1975 ★★★★☆ 3.8 187 pages · ≈ 3 h 28 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Slaughterhouse-Five higher: 4.1 vs 3.8 from 1523140 votes.
The Machine Gunners is the easier read (Light), Slaughterhouse-Five more demanding (Moderate).

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