Prayers for rain vs Three Lives: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of Prayers for rain

Prayers for rain Dennis Lehane · 1999 ★★★★☆ 4.1 478 pages · ≈ 8 h 51 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 Prayers for rain higher: 4.1 vs 3.1 from 24714 votes.
Three Lives is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 8 for Prayers for rain.
Prayers for rain is the easier read (Moderate), Three Lives more demanding (Demanding).

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