Alcatraz vs Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Classic Literature, Biography & Memoir, Fiction

Cover of Alcatraz

Alcatraz Frederick Faust · 1922 ★★★★☆ 3.8 182 pages · ≈ 3 h 22 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief

Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief James Fenimore Cooper · 1897 ★★★★☆ 3.6 148 pages · ≈ 2 h 44 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.6 — either is a safe pick by score.
Alcatraz is the easier read (Challenging), Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief more demanding (Demanding).

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