Là-bas vs Le roman du masque de fer: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Là-bas

Là-bas Joris-Karl Huysmans · 1890 ★★★★☆ 4.0 368 pages · ≈ 6 h 49 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Le roman du masque de fer

Le roman du masque de fer Alexandre Dumas · 1600 ★★★★☆ 3.7 497 pages · ≈ 9 h 12 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Là-bas higher: 4.0 vs 3.7 from 4959 votes.
Là-bas is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 9 for Le roman du masque de fer.

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