Common Sense vs Leviathan: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Politics, Political science, Early works to 1800, Philosophy, Nonfiction

Cover of Common Sense

Common Sense Thomas Paine · 1776 ★★★★☆ 4.0 60 pages · ≈ 1 h 07 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Leviathan

Leviathan Thomas Hobbes · 1651 ★★★★☆ 3.7 299 pages · ≈ 5 h 32 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Common Sense higher: 4.0 vs 3.7 from 1364 votes.
Common Sense is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 5 for Leviathan.

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