L'affaire Lerouge vs The Ninth Circle: Which Should You Read?
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L'affaire Lerouge
“ON Thursday, the 6th of March, 1862, two days after Shrove Tuesday, five women of the village of Jonchere presented themselves at the bureau of police at Bougival.”
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Le jeudi 6 mars 1862, surlendemain du Mardi gras, cinq femmes du village de La Jonchere se presentaient au bureau de police de Bougival.
The Ninth Circle
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The Ninth Circle () is a 1960 Yugoslavian film directed by France Štiglic. The story revolves around the Croatian Ustaše concentration camp named The Ninth Circle, based on the infamous Jasenovac concentration camp. It…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Ninth Circle highest: The Ninth Circle 4.0 · L'affaire Lerouge 3.8.
- L'affaire Lerouge has the widest readership — 635 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| L'affaire Lerouge | The Ninth Circle | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (635) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 2.5 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (11) |
Reception
| L'affaire Lerouge | The Ninth Circle | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 635 | 11 |
| Editions | 148 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 1038 | — |
| Written reviews | 106 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 311 |
| Pages | 478 | 401 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: L'affaire Lerouge or The Ninth Circle?
The Ninth Circle has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Ninth Circle 4.0/5, L'affaire Lerouge 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: L'affaire Lerouge or The Ninth Circle?
The Ninth Circle is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Ninth Circle (401 pages, ≈ 7 h 26 m); L'affaire Lerouge (478 pages, ≈ 8 h 51 m).
Which is harder to read: L'affaire Lerouge or The Ninth Circle?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — L'affaire Lerouge: Challenging; The Ninth Circle: Moderate.