Just Kids vs Letters of Wallace Stevens: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: American Poets, Poets, Biography & Memoir

Cover of Just Kids

Just Kids Patti Smith · 2006 ★★★★☆ 4.2 310 pages · ≈ 5 h 44 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Letters of Wallace Stevens

Letters of Wallace Stevens Wallace Stevens · 1966 ★★★★☆ 4.2 890 pages · ≈ 16 h 29 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.2 vs 4.2 — either is a safe pick by score.
Just Kids is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 16 for Letters of Wallace Stevens.

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