Dead Men's Money vs Le droit à la paresse: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: History

Cover of Dead Men's Money

Dead Men's Money Joseph Smith Fletcher · 1920 ★★★★☆ 3.7 212 pages · ≈ 3 h 56 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Le droit à la paresse

Le droit à la paresse Paul Lafargue · 1893 ★★★★☆ 3.8 63 pages · ≈ 1 h 10 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Le droit à la paresse is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 3 for Dead Men's Money.
Dead Men's Money is the easier read (Challenging), Le droit à la paresse more demanding (Demanding).

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