Il purgatorio vs The Metamorphosis: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Continental european fiction, Literature, Fiction

Il purgatorio Dante Alighieri · 1768 ★★★★☆ 3.9 316 pages · ≈ 5 h 51 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The Metamorphosis

The Metamorphosis Franz Kafka · 1996 ★★★★☆ 3.9 96 pages · ≈ 1 h 47 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Metamorphosis is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 5 for Il purgatorio.
The Metamorphosis is the easier read (Moderate), Il purgatorio more demanding (Demanding).