Hamlet vs The Book of Form and Emptiness: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fathers, Fiction

Cover of Hamlet

Hamlet William Shakespeare · 1603 ★★★★☆ 4.0 190 pages · ≈ 3 h 31 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Book of Form and Emptiness

The Book of Form and Emptiness Ruth L. Ozeki · 2021 ★★★★☆ 4.0 560 pages · ≈ 10 h 22 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Hamlet is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 10 for The Book of Form and Emptiness.
The Book of Form and Emptiness is the easier read (Moderate), Hamlet more demanding (Demanding).

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