A Reporter's Life vs The story of my heart: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Journalists, Biography & Memoir
A Reporter's Life
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Walter Cronkite gives an account of his personal life as that of a reporter and T.V. newscaster.
The story of my heart
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While browsing a Stonington, Maine, bookstore, Brooke Williams and Terry Tempest Williams discovered a rare copy of an exquisite autobiography by nineteenth-century British nature writer Richard Jefferies, who develops…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The story of my heart is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 11 for A Reporter's Life.
- A Reporter's Life has the widest readership — 3130 ratings behind its score.
- A Reporter's Life reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 22 times.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A Reporter's Life | The story of my heart | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (3130) | 3.7 (61) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | — |
| Google Books | 2.0 (1) | — |
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Reception
| A Reporter's Life | The story of my heart | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3130 | 61 |
| Editions | 6 | 88 |
| Citations | 22 | 17 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2523 | 1292 |
| Reading it now | 84 | — |
| Written reviews | 262 | 61 |
| Wikipedia attention | 86 | 289 |
| Pages | 637 | 66 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Reporter's Life or The story of my heart?
A Reporter's Life has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Reporter's Life 3.8/5, The story of my heart 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: A Reporter's Life or The story of my heart?
The story of my heart is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The story of my heart (66 pages, ≈ 1 h 13 m); A Reporter's Life (637 pages, ≈ 11 h 48 m).
Which is harder to read: A Reporter's Life or The story of my heart?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Reporter's Life: Moderate; The story of my heart: Demanding.