Mystic river vs Three Lives: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of Mystic river

Mystic river Dennis Lehane · 2001 ★★★★☆ 4.2 496 pages · ≈ 9 h 11 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Three Lives

Three Lives Gertrude Stein · 1909 ★★★☆☆ 3.1 299 pages · ≈ 5 h 32 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Mystic river higher: 4.2 vs 3.1 from 171181 votes.
Three Lives is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 9 for Mystic river.
Mystic river is the easier read (Moderate), Three Lives more demanding (Demanding).

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