Civilization vs The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Cultural Policy, Cultural, Public Policy, Anthropology, Social Science, Political science

Civilization Edward Carpenter · 1889 ★★★★☆ 3.6 175 pages · ≈ 3 h 14 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism Shoshana Zuboff · 2018 ★★★★☆ 4.0 704 pages · ≈ 13 h 02 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Age of Surveillance Capitalism higher: 4.0 vs 3.6 from 90 votes.
Civilization is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 13 for The Age of Surveillance Capitalism.
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism is the easier read (Moderate), Civilization more demanding (Challenging).