Mr. Nice vs Revisiting South Africa: 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…
Revisiting South Africa
“He took my hand and shut his eyes for a few moments as he sought to divine the words of The Essence. He opened them after a time. Carllo shared two things with me. The first was a premonition and the second, a warning. “When the first snow falls, you will go to her,” was the first prediction he channelled from the mysterious netherworld. For some reason a picture of Japan in mid-winter came to”
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This book recounts the British-Zimbabwean author's travels to Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg and Pretoria in South Africa, midway through the last decade. There is student unrest under the banner #RhodesMustFall and…
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The verdict
- Revisiting South Africa is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 8 for Mr. Nice.
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Scores by source
| Mr. Nice | Revisiting South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (11187) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (24) | — |
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Reception
| Mr. Nice | Revisiting South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 11187 | — |
| Editions | 9 | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 5957 | — |
| Reading it now | 446 | — |
| Written reviews | 435 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1540 | — |
| Pages | 468 | 136 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is shorter to read: Mr. Nice or Revisiting South Africa?
Revisiting South Africa is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Revisiting South Africa (136 pages, ≈ 2 h 31 m); Mr. Nice (468 pages, ≈ 8 h 40 m).
Which is harder to read: Mr. Nice or Revisiting South Africa?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Mr. Nice: Moderate; Revisiting South Africa: Moderate.