Cidade e as serras vs O mandarim: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Portuguese fiction, Romance, Fiction

Cover of Cidade e as serras

Cidade e as serras Eça de Queiroz · 1900 ★★★★☆ 3.8 237 pages · ≈ 4 h 23 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of O mandarim

O mandarim Eça de Queiroz · 1889 ★★★★☆ 3.7 80 pages · ≈ 1 h 29 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
O mandarim is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Cidade e as serras.

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