Canto a Mi Mismo vs Les fleurs du mal: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Poesia, Poetry, Biography & Memoir

Cover of Canto a Mi Mismo

Canto a Mi Mismo Walt Whitman · 1904 ★★★★☆ 3.8 127 pages · ≈ 2 h 21 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Les fleurs du mal

Les fleurs du mal Charles Baudelaire · 1855 ★★★★☆ 4.2 239 pages · ≈ 4 h 26 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Les fleurs du mal higher: 4.2 vs 3.8 from 83374 votes.
Canto a Mi Mismo is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Les fleurs du mal.

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