Sygdommen til døden vs The course of time: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Theological anthropology, Christianity
Sygdommen til døden
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The 'sickness' which Kierkegaard's book refers to as 'unto death' is resistance to this belief. It is the inclination to accept that as far as the individual is concerned, death is indeed the end. Now why should…
The course of time
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The Course of Time is a ten-book poem in blank verse, first published in 1827.
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The verdict
- Readers rate Sygdommen til døden highest: Sygdommen til døden 4.1 · The course of time 3.8.
- Sygdommen til døden is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for The course of time.
- Sygdommen til døden has the widest readership — 12718 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Sygdommen til døden | The course of time | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (12718) | 3.0 (2) |
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Reception
| Sygdommen til døden | The course of time | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 12718 | 2 |
| Editions | 39 | 50 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 30669 | 18 |
| Reading it now | 1321 | — |
| Written reviews | 880 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 61 |
| Pages | 153 | 297 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Sygdommen til døden or The course of time?
Sygdommen til døden has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Sygdommen til døden 4.1/5, The course of time 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Sygdommen til døden or The course of time?
Sygdommen til døden is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Sygdommen til døden (153 pages, ≈ 2 h 50 m); The course of time (297 pages, ≈ 5 h 30 m).
Which is harder to read: Sygdommen til døden or The course of time?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Sygdommen til døden: Demanding; The course of time: Demanding.