Leviathan vs The Road to Serfdom: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Leviathan

Leviathan Thomas Hobbes · 1651 ★★★★☆ 3.7 299 pages · ≈ 5 h 32 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Road to Serfdom

The Road to Serfdom Friedrich A. von Hayek · 1944 ★★★★☆ 4.1 248 pages · ≈ 4 h 36 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Road to Serfdom higher: 4.1 vs 3.7 from 26748 votes.
The Road to Serfdom is the easier read (Challenging), Leviathan more demanding (Demanding).

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