Restart vs You Don't Know Me: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Realistic fiction, Self-perception, Interpersonal relations, Schools, Young Adult, Children's fiction
Restart
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Chase's memory just went out the window. Chase doesn't remember falling off the roof. He doesn't remember hitting his head. He doesn't, in fact, remember anything. He wakes up in a hospital room and suddenly has to…
You Don't Know Me
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Fourteen-year-old John creates alternative realities in his mind as he tries to deal with his mother's abusive boyfriend, his crush on a beautiful, but shallow classmate and other problems at school.
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The verdict
- Readers rate Restart highest: Restart 4.4 · You Don't Know Me 3.9.
- You Don't Know Me has the widest readership — 9320 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Restart | You Don't Know Me | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (9320) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (39) | 3.7 (20) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (634) | — |
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Reception
| Restart | You Don't Know Me | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 634 | 9320 |
| Editions | 15 | 12 |
| Citations | — | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 285 | 145 |
| Pages | 256 | 262 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Restart or You Don't Know Me?
Restart has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Restart 4.4/5, You Don't Know Me 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Restart or You Don't Know Me?
Restart is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Restart (256 pages, ≈ 4 h 44 m); You Don't Know Me (262 pages, ≈ 4 h 51 m).
Which is harder to read: Restart or You Don't Know Me?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Restart: Easy; You Don't Know Me: Light.
Have both books been made into films?
Restart: no film adaptation on record; You Don't Know Me: 1 film adaptation.