And the Band Played on vs Dead Men's Money: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of And the Band Played on

And the Band Played on Randy Shilts · 1987 ★★★★☆ 4.4 640 pages · ≈ 11 h 51 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Dead Men's Money

Dead Men's Money Joseph Smith Fletcher · 1920 ★★★★☆ 3.7 212 pages · ≈ 3 h 56 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate And the Band Played on higher: 4.4 vs 3.7 from 191 votes.
Dead Men's Money is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 11 for And the Band Played on.
And the Band Played on is the easier read (Moderate), Dead Men's Money more demanding (Challenging).

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