Der Zauberberg vs The Metamorphosis: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Continental european fiction, Literature, Fiction

Der Zauberberg Thomas Mann · 1924 ★★★★☆ 4.1 711 pages · ≈ 13 h 10 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The Metamorphosis

The Metamorphosis Franz Kafka · 1996 ★★★★☆ 3.9 96 pages · ≈ 1 h 47 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Der Zauberberg higher: 4.1 vs 3.9 from 65520 votes.
The Metamorphosis is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 13 for Der Zauberberg.
The Metamorphosis is the easier read (Moderate), Der Zauberberg more demanding (Demanding).