Cyrano de Bergerac vs Le Balcon: 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

Le Balcon Jean Genet · 1956 ★★★★☆ 3.8 114 pages · ≈ 2 h 07 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Cyrano de Bergerac higher: 4.1 vs 3.8 from 92811 votes.
Le Balcon is the easier read (Moderate), Cyrano de Bergerac more demanding (Challenging).