Be more chill vs Restart: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Self-perception, Interpersonal relations, Schools, Young Adult, Children's fiction, Fiction
Be more chill
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Badly in need of self-confidence and a change of image, high school nerd Jeremy Heere swallows a pill-sized super computer that is supposed to help him get whatever he wants.
Restart
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Chase's memory just went out the window. Chase doesn't remember falling off the roof. He doesn't remember hitting his head. He doesn't, in fact, remember anything. He wakes up in a hospital room and suddenly has to…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Restart highest: Restart 4.4 · Be more chill 3.6.
- Be more chill has the widest readership — 17091 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Be more chill | Restart | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (17091) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (39) | 4.1 (39) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (157) | 4.5 (634) |
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Reception
| Be more chill | Restart | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 17091 | 634 |
| Editions | 11 | 15 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 15423 | — |
| Reading it now | 806 | — |
| Written reviews | 2114 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1538 | 285 |
| Pages | 287 | 256 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Be more chill or Restart?
Restart has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Restart 4.4/5, Be more chill 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Be more chill or Restart?
Restart is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Restart (256 pages, ≈ 4 h 44 m); Be more chill (287 pages, ≈ 5 h 19 m).
Which is harder to read: Be more chill or Restart?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Be more chill: Light; Restart: Easy.