Le droit à la paresse vs State and Revolution: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Socialism, Philosophy
Le droit à la paresse
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The Right to be Lazy is an essay by Cuban-born French revolutionary Marxist Paul Lafargue, written from his London exile in 1880. The essay polemicizes heavily against then-contemporary liberal, conservative, Christian…
State and Revolution
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Lenin wrote ‘State and Revolution’ in 1917, while he was hiding from the Russian secret police. The book describes the inherent nature of the State as a tool for class oppression, a creation born of one social class’s…
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The verdict
- Readers rate State and Revolution highest: State and Revolution 4.3 · Le droit à la paresse 3.8.
- State and Revolution has the widest readership — 20212 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Le droit à la paresse | State and Revolution | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (5) | 4.3 (20212) |
| Hardcover | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (25) |
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Reception
| Le droit à la paresse | State and Revolution | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5 | 20212 |
| Editions | 93 | 132 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 5 | 43433 |
| Reading it now | — | 2408 |
| Written reviews | 1 | 1853 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 2830 |
| Pages | 63 | 143 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Le droit à la paresse or State and Revolution?
State and Revolution has the higher combined reader rating across sources (State and Revolution 4.3/5, Le droit à la paresse 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Le droit à la paresse or State and Revolution?
Le droit à la paresse is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Le droit à la paresse (63 pages, ≈ 1 h 10 m); State and Revolution (143 pages, ≈ 2 h 39 m).
Which is harder to read: Le droit à la paresse or State and Revolution?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Le droit à la paresse: Demanding; State and Revolution: Demanding.