The Family vs War and remembrance: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Historical Fiction, Fiction
The Family
“The golden rays of the summer sun warmed the cobblestone streets of Rome as Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia walked briskly from the Vatican to the three-story stucco house on the Piazza de Merlo where he'd come to claim three of his young children: his sons Cesare and Juan and his daughter Lucrezia, flesh of his flesh, blood of his blood.”
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What is a family? Mario Puzo first answered that question, unforgettably, in his landmark bestseller The Godfather; with the creation of the Corleones he forever redefined the concept of blood loyalty. Now, thirty years…
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 Family 3.8.
- War and remembrance has the widest readership — 39994 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| The Family | War and remembrance | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.4 (39994) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (25) | 4.4 (27) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (7) | 4.5 (454) |
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Reception
| The Family | War and remembrance | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 25 | 39994 |
| Editions | 40 | 61 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 15770 |
| Reading it now | — | 1987 |
| Written reviews | — | 1242 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2497 | 2022 |
| Pages | 418 | — |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Family or War and remembrance?
War and remembrance has the higher combined reader rating across sources (War and remembrance 4.4/5, The Family 3.8/5).
Which is harder to read: The Family or War and remembrance?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Family: Moderate; War and remembrance: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
The Family: no film adaptation on record; War and remembrance: 1 film adaptation.