And Even Now vs Asylums: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Essays

Cover of And Even Now

And Even Now Sir Max Beerbohm · 1920 ★★★★☆ 4.0 150 pages · ≈ 2 h 47 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Asylums

Asylums Erving Goffman · 1961 ★★★★☆ 4.1 386 pages · ≈ 7 h 09 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 4.1 — either is a safe pick by score.
And Even Now is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 7 for Asylums.
Asylums is the easier read (Moderate), And Even Now more demanding (Challenging).

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