I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings vs The egg and I: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American Women authors, American Authors, Social life and customs, Biography & Memoir
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
She was born Marguerite, but her brother Bailey nicknamed her Maya ("mine"). As little children they were sent to live with their grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. Their early world revolved around this remarkable woman…
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The egg and I
“ALONG with teaching us that lamb must be cooled with garlic and that a lady never scratches her head or spits, my mother taught my sisters and me that it is a wife's bounden duty to see that her husband is happy in his work.”
When Betty MacDonald married a marine and moved to a small chicken farm on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, she was largely unprepared for the rigors of life in the wild. With no running water, no electricity,…
The verdict
- Readers rate I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings highest: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 4.4 · The egg and I 3.9.
- The egg and I has the widest readership — 10453 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | The egg and I | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (10453) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (390) | 3.2 (9) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1395) | — |
Reception
| I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | The egg and I | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1395 | 10453 |
| Editions | 81 | 45 |
| Citations | — | 14 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 6566 |
| Reading it now | — | 780 |
| Written reviews | — | 1184 |
| Wikipedia attention | 12039 | 1446 |
| Pages | 281 | 277 |