Freedom from toxic relationships vs The Happiness Trap: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Freedom from toxic relationships Freedom from toxic relationships Avril Carruthers · 2011 ★★★☆☆ 3.3 276 pages · ≈ 5 h 07 m · Moderate
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Toxic relationships come in many guises. That's why they're so hard to pick. Often toxic relationships don't entail physical violence so much as a slow erosion of self-esteem, a loss of personal identity, or a growing…

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Cover of The Happiness Trap The Happiness Trap Russ Harris · 2007 ★★★★☆ 4.1 288 pages · ≈ 5 h 20 m · Moderate
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Build a more satisfying and meaningful life with this best-selling guide to freeing yourself from depression, anxiety, and insecurity through Acceptance and Commitment TherapyAre you, like millions of Americans, caught…

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The verdict

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Scores by source

Freedom from toxic relationshipsThe Happiness Trap
Goodreads 3.2 (111) —
Hardcover — 4.0 (1)
Google Books — 3.0 (3)
Apple Books — 4.5 (29)
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Reception

Freedom from toxic relationshipsThe Happiness Trap
Ratings 111 29
Editions 3 14
Want to read 671 —
Reading it now 30 —
Written reviews 22 —
Wikipedia attention — 2244
Pages 276 288
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Freedom from toxic relationships or The Happiness Trap?

The Happiness Trap has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Happiness Trap 4.1/5, Freedom from toxic relationships 3.3/5).

Which is shorter to read: Freedom from toxic relationships or The Happiness Trap?

Freedom from toxic relationships is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Freedom from toxic relationships (276 pages, ≈ 5 h 07 m); The Happiness Trap (288 pages, ≈ 5 h 20 m).

Which is harder to read: Freedom from toxic relationships or The Happiness Trap?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Freedom from toxic relationships: Moderate; The Happiness Trap: Moderate.

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