La chartreuse de Parme vs Notre Dame de Paris: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: French fiction, French literature, French language, History, Fiction

Cover of La chartreuse de Parme

La chartreuse de Parme Stendhal · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 478 pages · ≈ 8 h 51 m · Demanding 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 3.8 from 224399 votes.
Notre Dame de Paris is the easier read (Challenging), La chartreuse de Parme more demanding (Demanding).

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