La place vs Picture Me Gone: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Pères et filles, Fathers and daughters, New York Times reviewed, Romans, Fiction

Cover of La place

La place Annie Ernaux · 1983 ★★★★☆ 3.9 116 pages · ≈ 2 h 09 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Picture Me Gone

Picture Me Gone Meg Rosoff · 2000 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 239 pages · ≈ 4 h 26 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate La place higher: 3.9 vs 3.4 from 41743 votes.
La place is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Picture Me Gone.
Picture Me Gone is the easier read (Light), La place more demanding (Challenging).

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