Last Yakuza vs The burning bed: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: True Crime, Biography & Memoir

Cover of Last Yakuza

Last Yakuza Jake Adelstein · 2017 ★★★★☆ 4.1 408 pages · ≈ 7 h 33 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The burning bed

The burning bed Faith McNulty · 1980 ★★★★☆ 4.0 290 pages · ≈ 5 h 22 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
The burning bed is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Last Yakuza.

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