L’étranger vs The Tell-Tale Heart: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Asesinato, Ficción, Fiction

Cover of L’étranger

L’étranger Albert Camus · 1942 ★★★★☆ 4.0 183 pages · ≈ 3 h 23 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Tell-Tale Heart

The Tell-Tale Heart Edgar Allan Poe · 1958 ★★★★☆ 4.2 30 pages · ≈ 33 min · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Tell-Tale Heart higher: 4.2 vs 4.0 from 130975 votes.
The Tell-Tale Heart is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 3 for L’étranger.
The Tell-Tale Heart is the easier read (Moderate), L’étranger more demanding (Challenging).

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