Me, the Missing, and the Dead vs The Book of Form and Emptiness: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fathers, Death, Bildungsromans, Coming-of-age, Fiction

Cover of Me, the Missing, and the Dead

Me, the Missing, and the Dead Jenny Valentine · 2009 224 pages · ≈ 4 h 09 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Book of Form and Emptiness

The Book of Form and Emptiness Ruth L. Ozeki · 2021 ★★★★☆ 4.0 560 pages · ≈ 10 h 22 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Me, the Missing, and the Dead is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 10 for The Book of Form and Emptiness.
Me, the Missing, and the Dead is the easier read (Light), The Book of Form and Emptiness more demanding (Moderate).

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