Civil Disobedience vs Walden, or, Life in the Woods / On the Duty of Civil Disobedience: Which Should You Read?
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Civil Disobedience
Written with the motto "that government is best that governs least", when men are ready for it, that will be the kind of government we will have. This book tries to tell us to think for ourselves. This is a Must Read…
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Walden, or, Life in the Woods / On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
«Se è indubbio che Thoreau abbia trascorso gran parte della sua vita nella natura libera, per lo più in solitudine, lontano dal consorzio civile, è altrettanto vero che nella sua personalità così poliedrica e…
The verdict
- Readers rate Civil Disobedience highest: Civil Disobedience 4.0 · Walden, or, Life in the Woods / On the Duty of Civil Disobedience 3.6.
- Civil Disobedience is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 3 for Walden, or, Life in the Woods / On the Duty of Civil Disobedience.
- Civil Disobedience has the widest readership — 20536 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Civil Disobedience | Walden, or, Life in the Woods / On the Duty of Civil Disobedience | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (20536) | — |
| Hardcover | 1.0 (1) | 3.6 (336) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (820) | — |
Reception
| Civil Disobedience | Walden, or, Life in the Woods / On the Duty of Civil Disobedience | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 20536 | 336 |
| Editions | 261 | 217 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 23787 | — |
| Reading it now | 580 | — |
| Written reviews | 1565 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 6677 | — |
| Pages | 28 | 202 |