Axël vs Le barbier de Séville: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: French drama, Continental european drama

Cover of Axël

Axël Auguste comte de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam · 1838 280 pages · ≈ 5 h 11 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Le barbier de Séville

Le barbier de Séville Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais · 1776 ★★★★☆ 3.8 115 pages · ≈ 2 h 08 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Le barbier de Séville is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Axël.
Axël is the easier read (Challenging), Le barbier de Séville more demanding (Demanding).

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