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Becoming vs Empire of Pain

Two titles, the same sources, side by side — number by number.

Ahead: Empire of Pain, by 0.1 points

Becoming
8.88.8 / 10
BecomingMichelle Obama
8.8Score8.8
820ratings360
#7Rank in Biography & memoir#6
2018First published2021
598Pages720
Empire of Pain
8.88.8 / 10
Empire of PainPatrick Radden Keefe

Empire of Pain scores 8.8 to 8.8 on fewer ratings — 360 against 820. A title with fewer votes is pulled toward its category average, so this one is ahead despite that, not because of it. Both are ranked in Biography & memoir (71 titles): Becoming at #7, Empire of Pain at #6.

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