A Midsummer Night's Dream vs Cyrano de Bergerac: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Drama

A Midsummer Night's Dream William Shakespeare · 1600 ★★★★☆ 3.9 87 pages · ≈ 1 h 37 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac Edmond Rostand · 1897 ★★★★☆ 4.1 192 pages · ≈ 3 h 33 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 4.1 — either is a safe pick by score.
Cyrano de Bergerac is the easier read (Challenging), A Midsummer Night's Dream more demanding (Demanding).