Epitaph for a Spy vs Waiting for sunrise: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Epitaph for a Spy Epitaph for a Spy Eric Ambler · 1938 ★★★★☆ 3.9 253 pages · ≈ 4 h 41 m · Challenging

When Josef Vadassy arrives at the Hotel de la Reserve at the end of his Riviera holiday, he is simply looking forward to a few more days of relaxation before returning to Paris. But in St. Gatien, on the eve of World…

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Cover of Waiting for sunrise Waiting for sunrise William Boyd · 2012 ★★★★☆ 3.6 368 pages · ≈ 6 h 49 m · Moderate

Vienna, 1913. It is a fine day in August when Lysander Rief, a young English actor, walks through the city to his first appointment with the eminent psychiatrist Dr Bensimon. Sitting in the waiting room he is anxiously…

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How to choose

Scores by source

Epitaph for a SpyWaiting for sunrise
Goodreads 3.9 (5522) —
Hardcover 4.2 (12) 3.5 (15)
Apple Books 4.0 (31) 3.5 (9)

Reception

Epitaph for a SpyWaiting for sunrise
Ratings 5522 15
Editions 34 14
Citations 2 —
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read 3952 —
Reading it now 179 —
Written reviews 395 —
Wikipedia attention 430 648
Pages 253 368

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