La dame aux camélias [novel] vs The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Patients, Drama, Fiction

Cover of La dame aux camélias [novel]

La dame aux camélias [novel] Alexandre Dumas fils · 1848 ★★★★☆ 4.0 284 pages · ≈ 5 h 16 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Haddon · 2002 ★★★★☆ 3.9 268 pages · ≈ 4 h 58 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is the easier read (Light), La dame aux camélias [novel] more demanding (Demanding).

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