La pucelle d'Orleans vs Vita nuova: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: French poetry, Poetry
La pucelle d'Orleans
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La Pucelle d’Orléans Voltaire, écrivain et philosophe français (1694-1778) Ce livre numérique présente «La Pucelle d’Orléans», de Voltaire, édité en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet d'accéder…
Vita nuova
“dress, on that day, was of a most noble colour, a subdued and goodly crimson, girdled and adorned in such sort as best suited with her very tender age.”
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Frontispiece of the English version (''The New Life'', [[D. G. Rossetti, 1899)]]
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The verdict
- Readers rate Vita nuova highest: Vita nuova 3.9 · La pucelle d'Orleans 3.7.
- Vita nuova is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 4 for La pucelle d'Orleans.
- Vita nuova has the widest readership — 9249 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| La pucelle d'Orleans | Vita nuova | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (46) | 3.9 (9249) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (1) | 3.5 (21) |
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Reception
| La pucelle d'Orleans | Vita nuova | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 46 | 9249 |
| Editions | 59 | 231 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 99 | 12676 |
| Reading it now | 2 | — |
| Written reviews | 9 | 910 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 4164 |
| Pages | 240 | 128 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: La pucelle d'Orleans or Vita nuova?
Vita nuova has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Vita nuova 3.9/5, La pucelle d'Orleans 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: La pucelle d'Orleans or Vita nuova?
Vita nuova is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Vita nuova (128 pages, ≈ 2 h 22 m); La pucelle d'Orleans (240 pages, ≈ 4 h 27 m).
Which is harder to read: La pucelle d'Orleans or Vita nuova?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — La pucelle d'Orleans: Demanding; Vita nuova: Demanding.