Cyrano de Bergerac vs Thurber Carnival: 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

Thurber Carnival James Thurber · 1940 ★★★★☆ 4.2 290 pages · ≈ 5 h 22 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.2 — either is a safe pick by score.
Thurber Carnival is the easier read (Moderate), Cyrano de Bergerac more demanding (Challenging).