A Mind That Found Itself vs The last asylum: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Psychiatric Hospitals, Mental disorders, Mental illness, Mentally ill, Mental Health, Biography & Memoir

Cover of A Mind That Found Itself

A Mind That Found Itself Clifford Whittingham Beers · 1908 ★★★★☆ 3.8 132 pages · ≈ 2 h 27 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The last asylum

The last asylum Barbara Taylor · 2014 ★★★★☆ 3.6 307 pages · ≈ 5 h 41 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate A Mind That Found Itself higher: 3.8 vs 3.6 from 516 votes.
A Mind That Found Itself is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for The last asylum.
The last asylum is the easier read (Moderate), A Mind That Found Itself more demanding (Challenging).

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