Les confessions vs Quand j'étais vieux: Which Should You Read?
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Les confessions
“I have resolved on an enterprise which has no precedent and which, once complete, will have no imitator. My purpose is to display to my kind a portrait in every way true to nature, and the man I shall portray will be myself.”
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Je forme une entreprise qui n'eut jamais d'exemple, et dont l'execution n'aura point d'imitateur. Je veux montrer a mes semblables un homme dans toute la verite de la nature; et cet homme, ce sera moi. Moi seul. Je sens…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Quand j'étais vieux is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 12 for Les confessions.
- Les confessions has the widest readership — 547 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Les confessions | Quand j'étais vieux | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (547) | 3.6 (106) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (13) | — |
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Reception
| Les confessions | Quand j'étais vieux | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 547 | 106 |
| Editions | 244 | 9 |
| Want to read | 21401 | 175 |
| Reading it now | — | 40 |
| Written reviews | 547 | 16 |
| Pages | 674 | 414 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Les confessions or Quand j'étais vieux?
Quand j'étais vieux has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Quand j'étais vieux 3.7/5, Les confessions 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Les confessions or Quand j'étais vieux?
Quand j'étais vieux is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Quand j'étais vieux (414 pages, ≈ 7 h 40 m); Les confessions (674 pages, ≈ 12 h 29 m).
Which is harder to read: Les confessions or Quand j'étais vieux?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Les confessions: Demanding; Quand j'étais vieux: Moderate.