Atonement vs Les Misérables: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Ex-convicts, Historical Fiction, History, Fiction

Cover of Atonement

Atonement Ian McEwan · 2001 ★★★★☆ 4.0 435 pages · ≈ 8 h 03 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Les Misérables

Les Misérables Victor Hugo · 1862 ★★★★☆ 4.2 464 pages · ≈ 8 h 36 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Les Misérables higher: 4.2 vs 4.0 from 860724 votes.
Atonement is the easier read (Moderate), Les Misérables more demanding (Demanding).

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