Coming of Age in Mississippi vs Meridian: Which Should You Read?
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Coming of Age in Mississippi
Born to a poor couple who were tenant farmers on a plantation in Mississippi, Anne Moody lived through some of the most dangerous days of the pre-civil rights era in the South. In this now classic autobiography, she…
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Meridian
Set in the 1960s and 1970s, Meridian centers on Meridian Hill, a student at the fictitious Saxon College, who becomes active in the Civil Rights Movement. She becomes romantically involved with another activist, Truman…
The verdict
- Readers rate Coming of Age in Mississippi highest: Coming of Age in Mississippi 4.4 · Meridian 3.8.
- Meridian is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Coming of Age in Mississippi.
- Meridian has the widest readership — 6719 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Coming of Age in Mississippi | Meridian | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (6) | 3.8 (6719) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (9) | 3.2 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (160) | 4.0 (40) |
Reception
| Coming of Age in Mississippi | Meridian | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 160 | 6719 |
| Editions | 9 | 18 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 8278 |
| Reading it now | — | 653 |
| Written reviews | — | 386 |
| Wikipedia attention | 508 | 415 |
| Pages | 384 | 228 |