La père Goriot vs Scaramouche: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: France in fiction, Continental european fiction, History, Fiction

Cover of La père Goriot

La père Goriot Honoré de Balzac · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.9 285 pages · ≈ 5 h 17 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Scaramouche

Scaramouche Rafael Sabatini · 1900 ★★★★☆ 4.1 360 pages · ≈ 6 h 40 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Scaramouche higher: 4.1 vs 3.9 from 944 votes.
Scaramouche is the easier read (Challenging), La père Goriot more demanding (Demanding).

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