La Peste vs The scapegoat: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Psychological, France, Continental european fiction, Fiction
La Peste
“The unusual events described in this chronicle occurred in 194-at Oran.”
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The Plague (French: La Peste) is a novel by Albert Camus, published in 1947, that tells the story of a plague sweeping the French Algerian city of Oran. It asks a number of questions relating to the nature of destiny…
The scapegoat
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Someone jolted my elbow as I drank and said, 'Je vous demande pardon, ' and as I moved to give him space he turned and stared at me and I at him, and I realized, with a strange sense of shock and fear and nausea all…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- La Peste has the widest readership — 330986 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| La Peste | The scapegoat | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (330986) | 4.0 (15356) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (1) | 4.3 (30) |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (13) | 4.0 (9) |
Reception
| La Peste | The scapegoat | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 330986 | 15356 |
| Editions | 280 | 63 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 360988 | 21780 |
| Reading it now | 27331 | 975 |
| Written reviews | 21722 | 1903 |
| Wikipedia attention | 33 | 1775 |
| Pages | 294 | 351 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: La Peste or The scapegoat?
La Peste has the higher combined reader rating across sources (La Peste 4.0/5, The scapegoat 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: La Peste or The scapegoat?
La Peste is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: La Peste (294 pages, ≈ 5 h 27 m); The scapegoat (351 pages, ≈ 6 h 30 m).
Which is harder to read: La Peste or The scapegoat?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — La Peste: Challenging; The scapegoat: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
La Peste: no film adaptation on record; The scapegoat: 4 film adaptations.