Hunchback of Notre-Dame vs The Count of Monte Cristo: Which Should You Read?
Hunchback of Notre-Dame
HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.‘Love is like a tree, it grows of its own accord, it puts down deep roots into our whole being.’Set in medieval Paris, against the backdrop of…
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Count of Monte Cristo highest: The Count of Monte Cristo 4.5 · Hunchback of Notre-Dame 4.0.
- The Count of Monte Cristo is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 11 for Hunchback of Notre-Dame.
- The Count of Monte Cristo has the widest readership — 3190 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Hunchback of Notre-Dame | The Count of Monte Cristo | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | — | 4.4 (1585) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (8) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (14) | 4.5 (3190) |
Reception
| Hunchback of Notre-Dame | The Count of Monte Cristo | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 14 | 3190 |
| Editions | 16 | 3 |
| Citations | — | 1 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 34704 | 120681 |
| Pages | 626 | 242 |