A Brief History of Time vs Eureka: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Cosmologie, Cosmology

Cover of A Brief History of Time

A Brief History of Time Stephen Hawking · 1988 ★★★★☆ 4.2 248 pages · ≈ 4 h 36 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Eureka

Eureka Edgar Allan Poe · 1848 ★★★★☆ 3.6 86 pages · ≈ 1 h 36 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate A Brief History of Time higher: 4.2 vs 3.6 from 492256 votes.
Eureka is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 4 for A Brief History of Time.
A Brief History of Time is the easier read (Moderate), Eureka more demanding (Demanding).

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