Captain Corelli's Mandolin vs Le vicomte de Bragelonne, ou, dix ans plus tard: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Captain Corelli's Mandolin Louis de Bernières · 1994 ★★★★☆ 4.0 534 pages · ≈ 9 h 53 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Le vicomte de Bragelonne, ou, dix ans plus tard

Le vicomte de Bragelonne, ou, dix ans plus tard Alexandre Dumas · 1848 ★★★★☆ 3.8 462 pages · ≈ 8 h 33 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Captain Corelli's Mandolin higher: 4.0 vs 3.8 from 94155 votes.
Captain Corelli's Mandolin is the easier read (Moderate), Le vicomte de Bragelonne, ou, dix ans plus tard more demanding (Challenging).

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