Grit vs Lean In: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Leadership, Psychology, Business
Grit
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Pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed—be it parents, students, educators, athletes, or business people—that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a special blend of…
Lean In
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Thirty years after women became 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, men still hold the vast majority of leadership positions in government and industry. This means that women's voices are still not…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Grit highest: Grit 4.4 · Lean In 3.9.
- Lean In has the widest readership — 270975 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Grit | Lean In | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (270975) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (10) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (651) | 4.0 (1149) |
Reception
| Grit | Lean In | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 651 | 270975 |
| Editions | 14 | 26 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 249915 |
| Reading it now | — | 13306 |
| Written reviews | — | 14679 |
| Wikipedia attention | 540 | 3169 |
| Pages | 352 | 288 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Grit or Lean In?
Grit has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Grit 4.4/5, Lean In 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Grit or Lean In?
Lean In is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Lean In (288 pages, ≈ 5 h 20 m); Grit (352 pages, ≈ 6 h 31 m).
Which is harder to read: Grit or Lean In?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Grit: Moderate; Lean In: Demanding.