All the Light We Cannot See vs To die in spring: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Youth, Germany, World War II, World War, Fiction
All the Light We Cannot See
From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, a stunningly ambitious and beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the…
1 film adaptation
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To die in spring
"The lunacy of the final months of World War II, as experienced by a young German soldier. Distant, silent, often drunk, Walter Urban is a difficult man to have as a father. But his son -- the narrator of this slim,…
The verdict
- Readers rate All the Light We Cannot See highest: All the Light We Cannot See 4.3 · To die in spring 3.8.
- To die in spring is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 10 for All the Light We Cannot See.
- All the Light We Cannot See has the widest readership — 2061893 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| All the Light We Cannot See | To die in spring | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (2061893) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 4.2 (6) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (4) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (11862) | — |
Reception
| All the Light We Cannot See | To die in spring | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2061893 | 6 |
| Editions | 72 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 2133539 | — |
| Reading it now | 119150 | — |
| Written reviews | 128411 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 29517 | — |
| Pages | 544 | 209 |