Der Nachsommer vs Twelve: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Der Nachsommer

Der Nachsommer Adalbert Stifter · 1900 ★★★★☆ 3.8 927 pages · ≈ 17 h 10 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Twelve

Twelve Nick McDonell · 2002 ★★★☆☆ 3.2 244 pages · ≈ 4 h 31 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Der Nachsommer higher: 3.8 vs 3.2 from 367 votes.
Twelve is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 17 for Der Nachsommer.
Twelve is the easier read (Moderate), Der Nachsommer more demanding (Challenging).

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