The dark forest vs War and remembrance: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: War stories, World War, Historical Fiction, Fiction
The dark forest
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John Durward and John Trenchard are two Englishmen who join a company of Russian doctors, nurses, and orderlies working on the Russian side of the Eastern Front at the height of World War I. Durward, the primary…
War and remembrance
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From the Middle East, to Moscow, to Hitler's death camps, the members of the Henry family face grave danger as they fight in the Second World War.
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The verdict
- Readers rate War and remembrance highest: War and remembrance 4.4 · The dark forest 3.5.
- War and remembrance has the widest readership — 39994 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| The dark forest | War and remembrance | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (289) | 4.4 (39994) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.4 (27) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (454) |
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Reception
| The dark forest | War and remembrance | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 289 | 39994 |
| Editions | 52 | 61 |
| Citations | 6 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 15770 |
| Reading it now | — | 1987 |
| Written reviews | — | 1242 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 2022 |
| Pages | 324 | — |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The dark forest or War and remembrance?
War and remembrance has the higher combined reader rating across sources (War and remembrance 4.4/5, The dark forest 3.5/5).
Which is harder to read: The dark forest or War and remembrance?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The dark forest: Challenging; War and remembrance: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
The dark forest: no film adaptation on record; War and remembrance: 1 film adaptation.