L'immoraliste vs Notre Dame de Paris: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of L'immoraliste

L'immoraliste André Gide · 1902 ★★★★☆ 3.5 181 pages · ≈ 3 h 21 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Notre Dame de Paris

Notre Dame de Paris Victor Hugo · 1831 ★★★★☆ 4.0 409 pages · ≈ 7 h 34 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Notre Dame de Paris higher: 4.0 vs 3.5 from 224399 votes.
L'immoraliste is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Notre Dame de Paris.

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