Intentions vs Telling Tales: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Authorship, Biography & Memoir
Intentions
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A DIALOGUE. Persons: Cyril and Vivian. Scene: the Library of a country house in Nottinghamshire. (coming in through the open window from the terrace). My dear Vivian, don’t coop yourself up all day in the library. It is…
Telling Tales
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Young writers have historically played a pivotal role in shaping autobiographical genres and this continues into the graphic and digital texts which characterise contemporary life writing. This volume offers a selection…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Telling Tales has the widest readership — 560 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Intentions | Telling Tales | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.6 (560) |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (3) | 4.0 (25) |
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Reception
| Intentions | Telling Tales | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3 | 560 |
| Editions | 37 | 6 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 2809 | 18 |
| Pages | 258 | 156 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Intentions or Telling Tales?
Intentions has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Intentions 3.7/5, Telling Tales 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Intentions or Telling Tales?
Telling Tales is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Telling Tales (156 pages, ≈ 2 h 53 m); Intentions (258 pages, ≈ 4 h 47 m).
Which is harder to read: Intentions or Telling Tales?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Intentions: Demanding; Telling Tales: Moderate.