Barrack-room ballads and Departmental ditties vs Gedichte: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Barrack-room ballads and Departmental ditties

Barrack-room ballads and Departmental ditties Rudyard Kipling · 1900 174 pages · ≈ 3 h 13 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Gedichte

Gedichte Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1700 ★★★★☆ 4.1 439 pages · ≈ 8 h 08 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Barrack-room ballads and Departmental ditties is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 8 for Gedichte.
Barrack-room ballads and Departmental ditties is the easier read (Challenging), Gedichte more demanding (Demanding).

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