Coming of age in Samoa vs Tagebuch eines halbwüchsigen Mädchens: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Adolescent, Adolescence, Girls, Psychology
Coming of age in Samoa
The classic anthropological study describes what it was like in the 1920s for girls growing up in the culture of the Samoan Islands, offering provocative insights into such topics as childhood, gender roles, and culture.
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Tagebuch eines halbwüchsigen Mädchens
From the book:THE best preface to this journal written by a young girl belonging to the upper middle class is a letter by Sigmund Freud dated April 27, 1915, a letter wherein the distinguished Viennese psychologist…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Coming of age in Samoa has the widest readership — 3272 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Coming of age in Samoa | Tagebuch eines halbwüchsigen Mädchens | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (3272) | 3.4 (136) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (6) | — |
Reception
| Coming of age in Samoa | Tagebuch eines halbwüchsigen Mädchens | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3272 | 136 |
| Editions | 89 | 41 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 7305 | 200 |
| Reading it now | 251 | 19 |
| Written reviews | 198 | 14 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2314 | — |
| Pages | 304 | 284 |