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

Both live on shelves: French fiction, French literature, French language, Continental european fiction, Fiction

Cover of La Chute

La Chute Albert Camus · 1917 ★★★★☆ 4.0 147 pages · ≈ 2 h 43 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

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
La Chute is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 7 for Notre Dame de Paris.
Notre Dame de Paris is the easier read (Challenging), La Chute more demanding (Demanding).

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