De la terre à la lune vs Salammbô: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Illustraties, Continental european fiction, Fiction

Cover of De la terre à la lune

De la terre à la lune Jules Verne · 1865 ★★★★☆ 3.8 120 pages · ≈ 2 h 13 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Salammbô

Salammbô Gustave Flaubert · 1863 ★★★★☆ 3.7 370 pages · ≈ 6 h 51 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
De la terre à la lune is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 6 for Salammbô.

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