How to Be Popular vs Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac: Which Should You Read?
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How to Be Popular
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Does being popular matter? It matters very much—to Steph. That's why this year, she has a plan to get in with the It Crowd in no time flat. She's got a secret weapon: an old book called—what else?—How to Be…
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
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After a nasty fall, Naomi realizes that she has no memory of the last four years and finds herself reassessing every aspect of her life.
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- How to Be Popular has the widest readership — 21871 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| How to Be Popular | Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (21871) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (41) | 3.4 (60) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (3) | 5.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (79) | 4.0 (57) |
Reception
| How to Be Popular | Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 21871 | 60 |
| Editions | 9 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 66 | 718 |
| Pages | 304 | 296 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: How to Be Popular or Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac?
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac 3.7/5, How to Be Popular 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: How to Be Popular or Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac?
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac (296 pages, ≈ 5 h 29 m); How to Be Popular (304 pages, ≈ 5 h 38 m).
Which is harder to read: How to Be Popular or Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — How to Be Popular: Light; Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac: Light.