Ecrits vs Reason & violence: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Addresses, Psychoanalysis, Essays
Ecrits
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Presents an English translation of Jacques Lacan's most famous work, with translations of all the papers featured in the original French edition.
Reason & violence
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A revolutionary compilation of speeches which produced a political groundwork for many of the radical movements in the following decades The now legendary Dialectics of Liberation congress, held in London in 1967, was a…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Reason & violence is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Ecrits.
- Ecrits has the widest readership — 5 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Ecrits | Reason & violence | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.3 (5) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
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Reception
| Ecrits | Reason & violence | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5 | 1 |
| Editions | 32 | 21 |
| Pages | 352 | 184 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Ecrits or Reason & violence?
Ecrits has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Ecrits 3.9/5, Reason & violence 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Ecrits or Reason & violence?
Reason & violence is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Reason & violence (184 pages, ≈ 3 h 24 m); Ecrits (352 pages, ≈ 6 h 31 m).
Which is harder to read: Ecrits or Reason & violence?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Ecrits: Moderate; Reason & violence: Challenging.