Real Magic vs The Power of Now: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Self help
Real Magic
“According to the illustrious magician Harry Houdini, magic is achieved through illusion.”
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The Power of Now
A #1 New York Times bestsellerA Wall Street Journal bestsellerA USA Today bestsellerTranslated into 69 languagesOver 20 million copies soldOne of the most influential and enduring books of the twenty-first century,…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Power of Now highest: The Power of Now 4.5 · Real Magic 4.2.
- The Power of Now is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for Real Magic.
- The Power of Now has the widest readership — 3227 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Real Magic | The Power of Now | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (1738) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 1.0 (1) | 3.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (22) | 4.5 (3227) |
Reception
| Real Magic | The Power of Now | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1738 | 3227 |
| Editions | 7 | 20 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 2044 | — |
| Reading it now | 446 | — |
| Written reviews | 109 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 13695 | 16152 |
| Pages | 368 | 142 |