Egmont vs Salammbô: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Non-English Fiction, Continental european fiction, Classic Literature, Fiction

Cover of Egmont

Egmont Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1788 ★★★☆☆ 3.5 120 pages · ≈ 2 h 13 m · Demanding 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

Readers rate Salammbô higher: 3.7 vs 3.5 from 632 votes.
Egmont is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 6 for Salammbô.
Salammbô is the easier read (Challenging), Egmont more demanding (Demanding).

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