Guess How Much I Love You vs The Art of Loving: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Guess How Much I Love You Guess How Much I Love You Sam McBratney · 1994 ★★★★☆ 4.4 31 pages · ≈ 34 min · Challenging

Welcome the family classic with an elegant, refreshed cover — the quintessential picture book, just waiting to be shared. Sometimes, when you love someone very, very much, you want to find a way of describing how much…

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Cover of The Art of Loving The Art of Loving Erich Fromm · 1956 ★★★★☆ 3.9 130 pages · ≈ 2 h 24 m · Challenging

"The Art of Loving" (1956) is a seminal work by psychoanalyst and social philosopher Erich Fromm. In this book, Fromm explores the concept of love in a profound and comprehensive manner, arguing that love is not just a…

The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

Guess How Much I Love YouThe Art of Loving
Goodreads 4.4 (149012) —
Hardcover 4.3 (78) 3.8 (103)
Google Books — 4.0 (1)
Apple Books 4.5 (13) 4.0 (88)

Reception

Guess How Much I Love YouThe Art of Loving
Ratings 149012 103
Editions 129 101
Citations — 927
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read 31273 —
Pages 31 130

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