As You Like It vs Much Ado About Nothing: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Juvenile drama, Comedy, Textual Criticism, English drama, Criticism and interpretation, Drama

Cover of As You Like It

As You Like It William Shakespeare · 1734 ★★★★☆ 3.8 82 pages · ≈ 1 h 31 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing William Shakespeare · 1600 ★★★★☆ 4.1 193 pages · ≈ 3 h 34 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Much Ado About Nothing higher: 4.1 vs 3.8 from 262938 votes.
As You Like It is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 3 for Much Ado About Nothing.

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