The dark forest vs Ungeduld des Herzens: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: World War I, World War, Fiction

Cover of The dark forest

The dark forest Hugh Walpole · 1916 ★★★★☆ 3.5 324 pages · ≈ 6 h 00 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Ungeduld des Herzens

Ungeduld des Herzens Stefan Zweig · 1927 ★★★★☆ 3.9 435 pages · ≈ 8 h 03 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Ungeduld des Herzens higher: 3.9 vs 3.5 from 5 votes.
The dark forest is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 8 for Ungeduld des Herzens.

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