I'll Cry Tomorrow vs The Sea For Breakfast: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Story, Book, Stories, Adult, Literature, Biography & Memoir

Cover of I'll Cry Tomorrow

I'll Cry Tomorrow Lillian Roth · 1954 ★★★★☆ 4.0 347 pages · ≈ 6 h 26 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Sea For Breakfast

The Sea For Breakfast Lillian Beckwith · 1961 ★★★★☆ 3.7 191 pages · ≈ 3 h 32 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate I'll Cry Tomorrow higher: 4.0 vs 3.7 from 491 votes.
The Sea For Breakfast is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 6 for I'll Cry Tomorrow.
I'll Cry Tomorrow is the easier read (Moderate), The Sea For Breakfast more demanding (Challenging).

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