Histoire d'un casse-noisette vs Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Histoire d'un casse-noisette Histoire d'un casse-noisette Alexandre Dumas · 1845 ★★★★☆ 3.7 185 pages · ≈ 3 h 26 m · Challenging
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A little girl's devotion to her Christmas nutcracker is instrumental in breaking a spell imposed upon the nutcracker-prince by his enemies, the mice.

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Cover of Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours Jules Verne · 1872 ★★★★☆ 4.0 248 pages · ≈ 4 h 36 m · Challenging
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Phileas Fogg, a very punctual man had broken into an argument while conversing about the recent bank robbery. To keep his word of proving that he would travel around the world in 80 days and win the bet, he sets on a…

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The verdict

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How to choose

Scores by source

Histoire d'un casse-noisetteLe Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours
Goodreads 3.7 (3853) 4.0 (291434)
Hardcover — 4.0 (1)
Apple Books — 4.5 (15)
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Reception

Histoire d'un casse-noisetteLe Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours
Ratings 3853 291434
Editions 42 426
Film adaptations 1 —
Want to read 5067 169418
Reading it now 222 —
Written reviews 567 14469
Wikipedia attention 5121 —
Pages 185 248
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Histoire d'un casse-noisette or Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours?

Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours 4.0/5, Histoire d'un casse-noisette 3.7/5).

Which is shorter to read: Histoire d'un casse-noisette or Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours?

Histoire d'un casse-noisette is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Histoire d'un casse-noisette (185 pages, ≈ 3 h 26 m); Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours (248 pages, ≈ 4 h 36 m).

Which is harder to read: Histoire d'un casse-noisette or Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Histoire d'un casse-noisette: Challenging; Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours: Challenging.

Have both books been made into films?

Histoire d'un casse-noisette: 5 film adaptations; Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours: no film adaptation on record.

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