If you can't be good vs MAMista: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of If you can't be good

If you can't be good Ross Thomas · 1973 ★★★★☆ 4.0 249 pages · ≈ 4 h 37 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of MAMista

MAMista Len Deighton · 1980 ★★★☆☆ 3.3 362 pages · ≈ 6 h 42 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate If you can't be good higher: 4.0 vs 3.3 from 201 votes.
If you can't be good is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 6 for MAMista.

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