Alberto Giacometti vs Max Ernst: Which Should You Read?
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Alberto Giacometti
One of the great masters of 20th-century art, the Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti captured the existential loneliness of modern humanity with his spindly, attenuated figures whose life-like gazes pierce the vastness…
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Max Ernst
"Max Ernst: Life and Work draws on an unprecedented collection of source material, much of it published here for the first time, to present a compelling portrait of the artist's life and an intellectual portrait of an…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Alberto Giacometti is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 3 for Max Ernst.
- Max Ernst has the widest readership — 32 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Alberto Giacometti | Max Ernst | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (27) | 4.1 (32) |
| Hardcover | 1.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) |
Reception
| Alberto Giacometti | Max Ernst | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 27 | 32 |
| Editions | 79 | 114 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 52 | 55 |
| Reading it now | 2 | 2 |
| Written reviews | 2 | 3 |
| Wikipedia attention | 10195 | 16991 |
| Pages | 80 | 192 |