A Mind That Found Itself vs The manufacture of madness: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Psychiatric Hospitals, Psychiatry, Mental disorders, Mental illness, Mental Health, History

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 manufacture of madness

The manufacture of madness Thomas Stephen Szasz · 1970 ★★★★☆ 4.1 383 pages · ≈ 7 h 06 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The manufacture of madness higher: 4.1 vs 3.8 from 307 votes.
A Mind That Found Itself is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 7 for The manufacture of madness.
The manufacture of madness is the easier read (Moderate), A Mind That Found Itself more demanding (Challenging).

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