MAIN STREET vs My life and work: Which Should You Read?

Cover of MAIN STREET MAIN STREET Sinclair Lewis · 1634 ★★★★☆ 3.8 447 pages · ≈ 8 h 17 m · Demanding

The first of his major novels of the 1920s, Sinclair Lewis's Main Street satirizes the manners of the American Middle West. Here is the story of Carol Kennicott, who, to be accepted, must adapt to the ways of Gopher…

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Cover of My life and work My life and work Ford, Henry · 1922 ★★★★☆ 4.2 220 pages · ≈ 4 h 04 m · Challenging

My Life and Work is a classic autobiography of the great American business mogul, Henry Ford. Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 - April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor…

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Scores by source

MAIN STREETMy life and work
Goodreads 3.8 (27210) 4.2 (5660)
Hardcover 3.8 (25) 4.0 (13)
Apple Books 4.5 (78) 4.5 (82)

Reception

MAIN STREETMy life and work
Ratings 27210 5660
Editions 274 166
Citations — 425
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read 31262 10189
Pages 447 220

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