Faust vs Wilhelm Tell: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: German drama, Continental european drama, Drama, Fiction

Cover of Faust

Faust Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.9 316 pages · ≈ 5 h 51 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Wilhelm Tell

Wilhelm Tell Friedrich Schiller · 1800 ★★★☆☆ 3.2 140 pages · ≈ 2 h 36 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Faust higher: 3.9 vs 3.2 from 53132 votes.
Wilhelm Tell is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Faust.

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