A Joy For Ever (And Its Price in the Market) vs Fields, Factories, and Workshops: Which Should You Read?
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A Joy For Ever (And Its Price in the Market)
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With centuries of literature, it's inevitable that some will fall through the cracks. We hunt down public domain works and restore them so they're not lost to the world. Who are we? We're Cairn Press. Our background…
Fields, Factories, and Workshops
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Fields, Factories, and Workshops is an 1899 book by anarchist Peter Kropotkin that discusses the decentralization of industries, possibilities of agriculture, and uses of small industries. Before this book on economics,…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- A Joy For Ever (And Its Price in the Market) is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Fields, Factories, and Workshops.
- Fields, Factories, and Workshops has the widest readership — 282 ratings behind its score.
- Fields, Factories, and Workshops reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 67 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Joy For Ever (And Its Price in the Market) | Fields, Factories, and Workshops | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (29) | 3.9 (282) |
Reception
| A Joy For Ever (And Its Price in the Market) | Fields, Factories, and Workshops | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 29 | 282 |
| Editions | 73 | 89 |
| Citations | 6 | 67 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 1403 |
| Reading it now | — | 61 |
| Written reviews | — | 29 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 303 |
| Pages | 125 | 275 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Joy For Ever (And Its Price in the Market) or Fields, Factories, and Workshops?
Fields, Factories, and Workshops has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Fields, Factories, and Workshops 3.9/5, A Joy For Ever (And Its Price in the Market) 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: A Joy For Ever (And Its Price in the Market) or Fields, Factories, and Workshops?
A Joy For Ever (And Its Price in the Market) is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: A Joy For Ever (And Its Price in the Market) (125 pages, ≈ 2 h 19 m); Fields, Factories, and Workshops (275 pages, ≈ 5 h 06 m).
Which is harder to read: A Joy For Ever (And Its Price in the Market) or Fields, Factories, and Workshops?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Joy For Ever (And Its Price in the Market): Demanding; Fields, Factories, and Workshops: Demanding.