Committed vs The faraway nearby: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Personal Memoirs, Authors, Women, New York Times reviewed, Biography & Memoir
Committed
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At the end of her bestselling memoir "Eat, Pray, Love", Elizabeth Gilbert fell in love with Felipe - a Brazilian-born man of Australian citizenship who'd been living in Indonesia when they met. Resettling in America,…
The faraway nearby
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A companion to "A Field Guide for Getting Lost" explores the ways that people construct lives from stories and connect to each other through empathy, narrative, and imagination, sharing anecdotes about historical…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The faraway nearby highest: The faraway nearby 4.2 · Committed 3.5.
- Committed has the widest readership — 56806 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Committed | The faraway nearby | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (56806) | 4.2 (7839) |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (50) | 4.3 (16) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (539) | 4.5 (20) |
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Reception
| Committed | The faraway nearby | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 56806 | 7839 |
| Editions | 30 | 7 |
| Citations | — | 36 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 25110 | — |
| Reading it now | 2526 | — |
| Written reviews | 5617 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 222 | 335 |
| Pages | 300 | 259 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Committed or The faraway nearby?
The faraway nearby has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The faraway nearby 4.2/5, Committed 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: Committed or The faraway nearby?
The faraway nearby is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The faraway nearby (259 pages, ≈ 4 h 48 m); Committed (300 pages, ≈ 5 h 33 m).
Which is harder to read: Committed or The faraway nearby?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Committed: Light; The faraway nearby: Moderate.