Cyrano de Bergerac vs La dame aux camélias [novel]: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Drama

Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac Edmond Rostand · 1897 ★★★★☆ 4.1 192 pages · ≈ 3 h 33 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of La dame aux camélias [novel]

La dame aux camélias [novel] Alexandre Dumas fils · 1848 ★★★★☆ 4.0 284 pages · ≈ 5 h 16 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Cyrano de Bergerac is the easier read (Challenging), La dame aux camélias [novel] more demanding (Demanding).

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