Missing Persons vs Two Sisters: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Biography & Memoir
Missing Persons
More
Auto/biography is currently one of the most popular literary genres, widely supposed to illuminate the study of the individual and his or her personal circumstances. Missing Persons suggests that auto/biography is, in…
Two Sisters
More
Originally published in 1970 this fairly short novel (174 pages) contains, according to the blurb on the dust jacket of the first edition, “Gore Vidal’s singular speculations on love, sex, death, literature and…
Side by side
The verdict
- Readers rate Two Sisters highest: Two Sisters 3.8 · Missing Persons 3.6.
- Missing Persons has the widest readership — 768 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Missing Persons | Two Sisters | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (768) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 3.0 (1) |
Reception
| Missing Persons | Two Sisters | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 768 | 1 |
| Editions | 6 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 66 | 75 |
| Pages | 176 | 236 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Missing Persons or Two Sisters?
Two Sisters has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Two Sisters 3.8/5, Missing Persons 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Missing Persons or Two Sisters?
Missing Persons is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Missing Persons (176 pages, ≈ 3 h 16 m); Two Sisters (236 pages, ≈ 4 h 22 m).
Which is harder to read: Missing Persons or Two Sisters?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Missing Persons: Moderate; Two Sisters: Moderate.