La place vs Mind of my mind: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Pères et filles, Fathers and daughters, Fiction
La place
A daughter must come to terms with her formative years as she writes an unflinching portrait of her father, a cafe owner whose life has become very alien to her.
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Mind of my mind
“"Well." He narrowed his eyes a little and sort of peered at me.”
Mind of My Mind is the second novel in Butler's Patternist series and is the prequel to her earlier novel Patternmaster.
The verdict
- Readers rate Mind of my mind highest: Mind of my mind 4.2 · La place 3.9.
- La place has the widest readership — 41743 ratings behind its score.
- La place reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 28 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| La place | Mind of my mind | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (41743) | 4.2 (16615) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.1 (80) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (42) |
Reception
| La place | Mind of my mind | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 41743 | 16615 |
| Editions | 37 | 16 |
| Citations | 28 | 10 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 21260 |
| Reading it now | — | 916 |
| Written reviews | — | 1312 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 920 |
| Pages | 116 | 222 |