A year from Monday vs Essays, first series: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Essays, American literature, Philosophy, Nonfiction

Cover of A year from Monday

A year from Monday John Cage · 1967 ★★★★☆ 4.2 167 pages · ≈ 3 h 06 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

vs

Cover of Essays, first series

Essays, first series Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1876 ★★★★☆ 3.8 376 pages · ≈ 6 h 58 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate A year from Monday higher: 4.2 vs 3.8 from 241 votes.
A year from Monday is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Essays, first series.

Side by side