A coat of many colours vs The View From the Cheap Seats: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Literary collections, Essays

Cover of A coat of many colours

A coat of many colours Herbert Edward Read · 1945 ★★★★☆ 3.9 352 pages · ≈ 6 h 31 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The View From the Cheap Seats

The View From the Cheap Seats Neil Gaiman · 2016 ★★★★☆ 3.9 544 pages · ≈ 10 h 04 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
A coat of many colours is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 10 for The View From the Cheap Seats.
The View From the Cheap Seats is the easier read (Moderate), A coat of many colours more demanding (Challenging).

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