A Mind That Found Itself vs Two years and four months in a lunatic asylum: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Care, Mental illness, Mentally ill, Personal narratives, Biography & Memoir
A Mind That Found Itself
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This book tells the story of a young man who is gradually enveloped by a psychosis. His well-meaning family commits him to a series of mental hospitals, but he is brutalized by the treatment, and his moments of fleeting…
Two years and four months in a lunatic asylum
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I have been urged ever since I left the Asylum, by friends, to write my history of those two unfortunate years, and give it to the public. This I did purpose to do while I was in the asylum, as soon as I left it, while…
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The verdict
- Readers rate A Mind That Found Itself highest: A Mind That Found Itself 3.8 · Two years and four months in a lunatic asylum 3.4.
- A Mind That Found Itself has the widest readership — 516 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| A Mind That Found Itself | Two years and four months in a lunatic asylum | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (516) | 3.1 (39) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (10) | — |
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Reception
| A Mind That Found Itself | Two years and four months in a lunatic asylum | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 516 | 39 |
| Editions | 133 | 8 |
| Citations | 173 | — |
| Want to read | 1882 | 23 |
| Reading it now | 192 | 4 |
| Written reviews | 60 | 4 |
| Pages | 132 | 85 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Mind That Found Itself or Two years and four months in a lunatic asylum?
A Mind That Found Itself has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Mind That Found Itself 3.8/5, Two years and four months in a lunatic asylum 3.4/5).
Which is shorter to read: A Mind That Found Itself or Two years and four months in a lunatic asylum?
Two years and four months in a lunatic asylum is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Two years and four months in a lunatic asylum (85 pages, ≈ 1 h 34 m); A Mind That Found Itself (132 pages, ≈ 2 h 27 m).
Which is harder to read: A Mind That Found Itself or Two years and four months in a lunatic asylum?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Mind That Found Itself: Challenging; Two years and four months in a lunatic asylum: Challenging.