A coat of many colours vs Effective Java: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Literary collections

A coat of many colours Herbert Edward Read · 1945 ★★★★☆ 3.9 352 pages · ≈ 6 h 31 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

Effective Java

Effective Java Joshua Bloch · 2001 ★★★★☆ 4.4 252 pages · ≈ 4 h 40 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Effective Java higher: 4.4 vs 3.9 from 60 votes.
Effective Java is the easier read (Moderate), A coat of many colours more demanding (Challenging).