Follow your heart vs Lunyu: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Conducta, Conduct of life
Follow your heart
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The concepts in this book ring true with practical, applicable advice, and Matthews's lucid writing and witty stories help bring his message into sharp focus. Follow Your Heart is everything you could ask for in a…
Lunyu
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"Formulated in the ruins of a society that had been founded on untenable spiritualistic concepts of governance, Confucius' philosophy postulated a humanistic social order that has survived as China's social ideal ever…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Follow your heart has the widest readership — 21846 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Follow your heart | Lunyu | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (21846) | — |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (3) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
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Reception
| Follow your heart | Lunyu | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 21846 | 6 |
| Editions | 3 | 54 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 6941 |
| Pages | 157 | 257 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Follow your heart or Lunyu?
Lunyu has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Lunyu 3.7/5, Follow your heart 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Follow your heart or Lunyu?
Follow your heart is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Follow your heart (157 pages, ≈ 2 h 54 m); Lunyu (257 pages, ≈ 4 h 46 m).
Which is harder to read: Follow your heart or Lunyu?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Follow your heart: Moderate; Lunyu: Demanding.