Macbeth vs The Outsiders: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of Macbeth

Macbeth William Shakespeare · 1508 ★★★☆☆ 3.5 84 pages · ≈ 1 h 33 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Outsiders

The Outsiders S. E. Hinton · 1967 ★★★★☆ 4.3 208 pages · ≈ 3 h 51 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Outsiders higher: 4.3 vs 3.5 from 3616 votes.
Macbeth is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 3 for The Outsiders.
The Outsiders is the easier read (Moderate), Macbeth more demanding (Challenging).

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