Les confessions vs The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: 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…
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
“TWYFORD, at the Bishop of St. Asaph's, 1771.”
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Few men could compare to Benjamin Franklin. Virtually self-taught, he excelled as an athlete, a man of letters, a printer, a scientist, a wit, an inventor, an editor, and a writer, and he was probably the most…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin highest: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 3.8 · Les confessions 3.6.
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin has the widest readership — 93938 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Les confessions | The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (547) | 3.9 (93938) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (13) | 3.8 (125) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 3.0 (8) |
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Reception
| Les confessions | The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 547 | 93938 |
| Editions | 244 | 679 |
| Citations | — | 150 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 21401 | 166349 |
| Reading it now | — | 13083 |
| Written reviews | 547 | 4312 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 2394 |
| Pages | 674 | — |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Les confessions or The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin?
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 3.8/5, Les confessions 3.6/5).
Which is harder to read: Les confessions or The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Les confessions: Demanding; The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Demanding.