What I Know For Sure vs When I loved myself enough: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Quotations, Conduct of life
What I Know For Sure
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"After film critic Gene Siskel asked her, "What do you know for sure?" Oprah Winfrey began writing the "What I Know For Sure" column in O, The Oprah Magazine. Saying that the question offered her a way to take "stock of…
When I loved myself enough
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This began as a self-published book by a college student who wanted others to read her mother's words on life, love and self-reliance.
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The verdict
- Readers rate What I Know For Sure highest: What I Know For Sure 4.4 · When I loved myself enough 3.8.
- What I Know For Sure has the widest readership — 599 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| What I Know For Sure | When I loved myself enough | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.9 (30) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (599) | — |
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Reception
| What I Know For Sure | When I loved myself enough | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 599 | 1 |
| Editions | 11 | 4 |
| Wikipedia attention | 34 | — |
| Pages | 228 | 176 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: What I Know For Sure or When I loved myself enough?
What I Know For Sure has the higher combined reader rating across sources (What I Know For Sure 4.4/5, When I loved myself enough 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: What I Know For Sure or When I loved myself enough?
When I loved myself enough is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: When I loved myself enough (176 pages, ≈ 3 h 16 m); What I Know For Sure (228 pages, ≈ 4 h 13 m).
Which is harder to read: What I Know For Sure or When I loved myself enough?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — What I Know For Sure: Challenging; When I loved myself enough: Moderate.