A Tree Grows in Brooklyn vs Maggie, a girl of the streets: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Poor families, Girls, New york, Fiction

Cover of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Betty Smith · 1943 ★★★★☆ 4.3 512 pages · ≈ 9 h 29 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Maggie, a girl of the streets

Maggie, a girl of the streets Stephen Crane · 1893 ★★★☆☆ 3.3 68 pages · ≈ 1 h 16 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate A Tree Grows in Brooklyn higher: 4.3 vs 3.3 from 531353 votes.
Maggie, a girl of the streets is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 9 for A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is the easier read (Challenging), Maggie, a girl of the streets more demanding (Demanding).

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