Consuming autobiographies vs Les contes drôlatiques: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Littérature française, Romance literature, French literature
Consuming autobiographies
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"Since 1975, French literary writing has been marked by an autobiographical turn which has seen authors increasingly often tap into the vein of what the French term ecriture de soi. This coincides, paradoxically,…
Les contes drôlatiques
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A collection of stories with a mediaeval theme rather after the style of Rabelais. Early editions were illustrated by Gustav Dore and were published by Garnier Freres of Paris. The stories range from the absurd to the…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Consuming autobiographies is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 10 for Les contes drôlatiques.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Consuming autobiographies | Les contes drôlatiques | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (2) | — |
Reception
| Consuming autobiographies | Les contes drôlatiques | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Editions | 7 | 140 |
| Citations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 4 | — |
| Pages | 186 | 557 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Consuming autobiographies or Les contes drôlatiques?
Consuming autobiographies has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Consuming autobiographies 3.8/5, Les contes drôlatiques 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Consuming autobiographies or Les contes drôlatiques?
Consuming autobiographies is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Consuming autobiographies (186 pages, ≈ 3 h 27 m); Les contes drôlatiques (557 pages, ≈ 10 h 19 m).
Which is harder to read: Consuming autobiographies or Les contes drôlatiques?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Consuming autobiographies: Challenging; Les contes drôlatiques: Challenging.