Sonette an Orpheus vs Struwwelpeter: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: German language materials, Bilingual, Poetry

Cover of Sonette an Orpheus

Sonette an Orpheus Rainer Maria Rilke · 1936 142 pages · ≈ 2 h 38 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Struwwelpeter

Struwwelpeter Heinrich Hoffmann · 1865 ★★★★☆ 4.1 24 pages · ≈ 27 min · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Struwwelpeter is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 2 for Sonette an Orpheus.
Sonette an Orpheus is the easier read (Challenging), Struwwelpeter more demanding (Demanding).

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