Dieu et l’État vs Memoirs of a Revolutionist: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Anarchism and anarchists, Anarchists, Anarchism

Cover of Dieu et l’État

Dieu et l’État Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bakunin · 1882 ★★★★☆ 3.8 84 pages · ≈ 1 h 33 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Memoirs of a Revolutionist

Memoirs of a Revolutionist Peter Kropotkin · 1899 ★★★★☆ 4.2 502 pages · ≈ 9 h 18 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Memoirs of a Revolutionist higher: 4.2 vs 3.8 from 842 votes.
Dieu et l’État is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 9 for Memoirs of a Revolutionist.
Memoirs of a Revolutionist is the easier read (Challenging), Dieu et l’État more demanding (Demanding).

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