The Burning Room vs The Tragedies (Antony and Cleopatra / Coriolanus / Cymbeline / Hamlet / Julius Caesar / King Lear / Macbeth / Othello / Pericles / Romeo and Juliet / Timon of Athens / Titus Andronicus / Troilus and Cressida) — Which Should You Read First?

Both The Burning Room and The Tragedies (Antony and Cleopatra / Coriolanus / Cymbeline / Hamlet / Julius Caesar / King Lear / Macbeth / Othello / Pericles / Romeo and Juliet / Timon of Athens / Titus Andronicus / Troilus and Cressida) are beloved by readers. Here is what RateYourReads readers say about both, plus similar books you might enjoy.

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