Modern selves vs The situation and the story: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American prose literature, English prose literature, History and criticism, Biography & Memoir
Modern selves
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This book discusses gender and autobiography, and the politics of autobiography. It offers examples of ways of making sense of individual works or groups of works.
The situation and the story
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"All narrative writing must pull from the raw material of life a tale that will shape experience, transform event, deliver a bit of wisdom. In a story or a novel the "I" who tells this tale can be, and often is, an…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The situation and the story has the widest readership — 6 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Modern selves | The situation and the story | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 3.7 (6) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (5) |
Reception
| Modern selves | The situation and the story | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 6 |
| Editions | 7 | 6 |
| Pages | 192 | 169 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Modern selves or The situation and the story?
The situation and the story has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The situation and the story 3.8/5, Modern selves 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Modern selves or The situation and the story?
The situation and the story is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The situation and the story (169 pages, ≈ 3 h 08 m); Modern selves (192 pages, ≈ 3 h 33 m).
Which is harder to read: Modern selves or The situation and the story?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Modern selves: Challenging; The situation and the story: Challenging.