Mob star vs You Can't Win: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Crime and criminals, Criminals, Biography & Memoir
Mob star
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John Gotti is terminally ill; when he passes on to that great Mafia in the sky, co-author Capeci will be in great demand for interviews and will the plug the book.As he battles terminal cancer in a federal prison in…
You Can't Win
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William Burroughs, at the age of 13, was inspired by this book, as he mentions in a preface to Naked Lunch. You Can't Win is a memoir that explodes our ideas about the supposedly lawful past; Jack was a drifter, robber,…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Mob star highest: Mob star 4.2 · You Can't Win 4.0.
- Mob star is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for You Can't Win.
- Mob star has the widest readership — 178 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Mob star | You Can't Win | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.6 (178) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 3.9 (12) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (70) | 4.5 (14) |
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Reception
| Mob star | You Can't Win | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 178 | 14 |
| Editions | 7 | 25 |
| Citations | — | 22 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 160 |
| Pages | 269 | 412 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Mob star or You Can't Win?
Mob star has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Mob star 4.2/5, You Can't Win 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Mob star or You Can't Win?
Mob star is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Mob star (269 pages, ≈ 4 h 59 m); You Can't Win (412 pages, ≈ 7 h 38 m).
Which is harder to read: Mob star or You Can't Win?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Mob star: Moderate; You Can't Win: Challenging.