Barrack-room ballads and other verses vs Gedichte: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Barrack-room ballads and other verses

Barrack-room ballads and other verses Rudyard Kipling · 1890 ★★★★☆ 3.6 208 pages · ≈ 3 h 51 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Gedichte

Gedichte Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1700 ★★★★☆ 4.1 439 pages · ≈ 8 h 08 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Gedichte higher: 4.1 vs 3.6 from 343 votes.
Barrack-room ballads and other verses is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 8 for Gedichte.

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