Egmont vs Wallenstein: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: German language, Drama

Cover of Egmont

Egmont Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1788 ★★★☆☆ 3.5 120 pages · ≈ 2 h 13 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Wallenstein

Wallenstein Friedrich Schiller · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.7 275 pages · ≈ 5 h 06 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Wallenstein higher: 3.7 vs 3.5 from 264 votes.
Egmont is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Wallenstein.
Wallenstein is the easier read (Challenging), Egmont more demanding (Demanding).

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