Journey Without Maps vs La cité de la joie: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Journey Without Maps

Journey Without Maps Graham Greene · 1936 ★★★★☆ 3.6 249 pages · ≈ 4 h 37 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of La cité de la joie

La cité de la joie Dominique Lapierre · 1985 ★★★★☆ 4.3 512 pages · ≈ 9 h 29 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate La cité de la joie higher: 4.3 vs 3.6 from 8612 votes.
Journey Without Maps is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 9 for La cité de la joie.
La cité de la joie is the easier read (Moderate), Journey Without Maps more demanding (Challenging).

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