Life on the Mississippi vs The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Life on the Mississippi

Life on the Mississippi Mark Twain · 1883 ★★★★☆ 3.9 273 pages · ≈ 5 h 03 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas

The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas Gertrude Stein · 1933 ★★★★☆ 3.5 276 pages · ≈ 5 h 07 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Life on the Mississippi higher: 3.9 vs 3.5 from 15762 votes.
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas is the easier read (Challenging), Life on the Mississippi more demanding (Demanding).

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