Rime vs Sonnets: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English Sonnets, Bibliography, Criticism and interpretation, Poetry

Cover of Rime

Rime Francesco Petrarca · 1475 ★★★★☆ 3.9 363 pages · ≈ 6 h 43 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Sonnets

Sonnets William Shakespeare · 1609 ★★★★☆ 4.2 174 pages · ≈ 3 h 13 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Sonnets higher: 4.2 vs 3.9 from 114417 votes.
Sonnets is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Rime.

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