Fables vs La tulipe noire: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: French language materials, French language, Fiction

Cover of Fables

Fables Jean de La Fontaine · 1678 ★★★★☆ 4.0 88 pages · ≈ 1 h 38 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of La tulipe noire

La tulipe noire Alexandre Dumas · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.9 276 pages · ≈ 5 h 07 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Fables is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 5 for La tulipe noire.
La tulipe noire is the easier read (Challenging), Fables more demanding (Demanding).

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