In love & trouble vs Mama Day: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: African American fiction, African American women, African Americans, Fiction

Cover of In love & trouble

In love & trouble Alice Walker · 1973 ★★★★☆ 3.9 138 pages · ≈ 2 h 33 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Mama Day

Mama Day Gloria Naylor · 1988 ★★★★☆ 4.2 312 pages · ≈ 5 h 47 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Mama Day higher: 4.2 vs 3.9 from 11486 votes.
In love & trouble is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Mama Day.

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