Tao te Ching vs What We Talk About When We Talk About Love: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Chinese language materials, Fiction

Cover of Tao te Ching

Tao te Ching 老子 · 1842 ★★★★☆ 4.3 84 pages · ≈ 1 h 33 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of What We Talk About When We Talk About Love

What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Raymond Carver · 1981 ★★★★☆ 4.0 159 pages · ≈ 2 h 57 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Tao te Ching higher: 4.3 vs 4.0 from 187513 votes.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love is the easier read (Moderate), Tao te Ching more demanding (Demanding).

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