Mr. Nice vs Real Soldiers of Fortune: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Biography & Memoir
Mr. Nice
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This candid crime memoir by Britain's most famous drug baron is "frequently hilarious, occasionally sad, and often surreal" (GQ).   During the mid-1980s Howard Marks had 43 aliases, 89 phone lines, and owned 25…
Real Soldiers of Fortune
“ANY sunny afternoon, on Fifth Avenue, or at night in the table d'hote restaurants of University Place, you may meet the soldier of fortune who of all his brothers in arms now living is the most remarkable.”
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Real Soldiers of Fortune by Richard Harding Davis is a rare manuscript, the original residing in some of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, typed out and formatted to…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Mr. Nice highest: Mr. Nice 3.9 · Real Soldiers of Fortune 3.5.
- Real Soldiers of Fortune is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 8 for Mr. Nice.
- Mr. Nice has the widest readership — 11187 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Mr. Nice | Real Soldiers of Fortune | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (11187) | 3.4 (53) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (24) | — |
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Reception
| Mr. Nice | Real Soldiers of Fortune | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 11187 | 53 |
| Editions | 9 | 148 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 5957 | 88 |
| Reading it now | 446 | 34 |
| Written reviews | 435 | 2 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1540 | — |
| Pages | 468 | 102 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Mr. Nice or Real Soldiers of Fortune?
Mr. Nice has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Mr. Nice 3.9/5, Real Soldiers of Fortune 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: Mr. Nice or Real Soldiers of Fortune?
Real Soldiers of Fortune is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Real Soldiers of Fortune (102 pages, ≈ 1 h 53 m); Mr. Nice (468 pages, ≈ 8 h 40 m).
Which is harder to read: Mr. Nice or Real Soldiers of Fortune?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Mr. Nice: Moderate; Real Soldiers of Fortune: Challenging.