A Dream of John Ball / A king's Lesson vs Le droit à la paresse: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Labor, Working class, History
A Dream of John Ball / A king's Lesson
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The novel describes a dream and time travel encounter between the medieval and modern worlds, thus contrasting the ethics of medieval and contemporary culture. A time-traveller tells Ball of the decline of feudalism and…
Le droit à la paresse
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The Right to be Lazy is an essay by Cuban-born French revolutionary Marxist Paul Lafargue, written from his London exile in 1880. The essay polemicizes heavily against then-contemporary liberal, conservative, Christian…
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The verdict
- Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A Dream of John Ball / A king's Lesson | Le droit à la paresse | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (5) |
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Reception
| A Dream of John Ball / A king's Lesson | Le droit à la paresse | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 5 |
| Editions | 48 | 93 |
| Want to read | — | 5 |
| Written reviews | — | 1 |
| Pages | 157 | 63 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is shorter to read: A Dream of John Ball / A king's Lesson or Le droit à la paresse?
Le droit à la paresse is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Le droit à la paresse (63 pages, ≈ 1 h 10 m); A Dream of John Ball / A king's Lesson (157 pages, ≈ 2 h 54 m).
Which is harder to read: A Dream of John Ball / A king's Lesson or Le droit à la paresse?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Dream of John Ball / A king's Lesson: Challenging; Le droit à la paresse: Demanding.