Clouds vs The Canterbury Tales: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Great_books_of_the_western_world, Textual Criticism, Drama

Cover of Clouds

Clouds Aristophanes · 1715 ★★★★☆ 3.6 100 pages · ≈ 1 h 51 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer · 1478 ★★★★☆ 3.5 388 pages · ≈ 7 h 11 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.6 vs 3.5 — either is a safe pick by score.
Clouds is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 7 for The Canterbury Tales.

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