Real Soldiers of Fortune vs Two Sisters: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Biography & Memoir
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…
Two Sisters
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Originally published in 1970 this fairly short novel (174 pages) contains, according to the blurb on the dust jacket of the first edition, “Gore Vidal’s singular speculations on love, sex, death, literature and…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Two Sisters highest: Two Sisters 3.8 · Real Soldiers of Fortune 3.5.
- Real Soldiers of Fortune is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Two Sisters.
- Real Soldiers of Fortune has the widest readership — 53 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Real Soldiers of Fortune | Two Sisters | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (53) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 3.0 (1) |
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Reception
| Real Soldiers of Fortune | Two Sisters | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 53 | 1 |
| Editions | 148 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 88 | — |
| Reading it now | 34 | — |
| Written reviews | 2 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 75 |
| Pages | 102 | 236 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Real Soldiers of Fortune or Two Sisters?
Two Sisters has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Two Sisters 3.8/5, Real Soldiers of Fortune 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: Real Soldiers of Fortune or Two Sisters?
Real Soldiers of Fortune is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Real Soldiers of Fortune (102 pages, ≈ 1 h 53 m); Two Sisters (236 pages, ≈ 4 h 22 m).
Which is harder to read: Real Soldiers of Fortune or Two Sisters?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Real Soldiers of Fortune: Challenging; Two Sisters: Moderate.