Freedom from toxic relationships vs Wintering: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Self-acceptance, Self-realization, Self-actualization

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Freedom from toxic relationships Avril Carruthers · 2011 ★★★☆☆ 3.3 276 pages · ≈ 5 h 07 m · Moderate

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…

Interpersonal conflict Family relationships Interpersonal relations Self help

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Wintering Katherine May · 2020 ★★★★☆ 3.9 288 pages · ≈ 5 h 20 m · Challenging

"An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down. Sometimes you slip through the cracks: unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a…

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The verdict

Readers rate Wintering highest: Wintering 3.9 · Freedom from toxic relationships 3.3.
Wintering has the widest readership — 171 ratings behind its score.

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How to choose

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Scores by source

	Freedom from toxic relationships	Wintering
Goodreads	3.2 (111)	—
Hardcover	—	3.8 (121)
Apple Books	—	4.0 (171)
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Reception

	Freedom from toxic relationships	Wintering
Ratings	111	171
Editions	3	9
Want to read	671	—
Reading it now	30	—
Written reviews	22	—
Wikipedia attention	—	11080
Pages	276	288
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Freedom from toxic relationships or Wintering?

Wintering has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Wintering 3.9/5, Freedom from toxic relationships 3.3/5).

Which is shorter to read: Freedom from toxic relationships or Wintering?

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

Which is harder to read: Freedom from toxic relationships or Wintering?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Freedom from toxic relationships: Moderate; Wintering: Challenging.