Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats vs Faust: Which Should You Read?
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Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade (German: Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats dargestellt…
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Faust
A complete annotated translation of Goethe's "Faust," plus extensive interpretive notes, "Faust" illustrations and other visual sources used by Goethe, several pieces of Goethe's correspondence and commentary, eleven…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Faust.
- Faust has the widest readership — 53132 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats | Faust | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (53132) |
| Hardcover | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 2.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (131) |
Reception
| Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats | Faust | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 53132 |
| Editions | 79 | 633 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 85207 |
| Reading it now | — | 4751 |
| Written reviews | — | 3063 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 49623 |
| Pages | 132 | 316 |