Les confessions vs Sartor resartus: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Critique et interprétation, Philosophers, Philosophy, Fiction
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.”
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…
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Sartor resartus
"Sartor Resartus is Thomas Carlyle's most enduring and influential work. Sponsored by Ralph Waldo Emerson, it was first printed as a book in Boston in 1836 and immediately became the inspiration for the Transcendental…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Sartor resartus is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 12 for Les confessions.
- Sartor resartus has the widest readership — 1203 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Les confessions | Sartor resartus | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (547) | 3.6 (1203) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (13) | 5.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (6) |
Reception
| Les confessions | Sartor resartus | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 547 | 1203 |
| Editions | 244 | 113 |
| Citations | — | 70 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 21401 | 5070 |
| Reading it now | — | 202 |
| Written reviews | 547 | 172 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 3024 |
| Pages | 674 | 266 |