All The King's Men vs Cyrano de Bergerac: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Drama

All The King's Men

All The King's Men Robert Penn Warren · 1946 ★★★★☆ 4.1 464 pages · ≈ 8 h 36 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac Edmond Rostand · 1897 ★★★★☆ 4.1 192 pages · ≈ 3 h 33 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.1 — either is a safe pick by score.
Cyrano de Bergerac is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 8 for All The King's Men.