Là-bas vs La reine Margot: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: France, Continental european fiction, History, Fiction
Là-bas
Là-Bas, translated as Down There or The Damned, is a novel by the French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans, first published in 1891. It is Huysmans' most famous work after À rebours. Là-Bas deals with the subject of Satanism…
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The verdict
- Readers rate La reine Margot highest: La reine Margot 4.3 · Là-bas 4.0.
- Là-bas is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 9 for La reine Margot.
- Là-bas has the widest readership — 4959 ratings behind its score.
- La reine Margot has the bigger screen life — 2 adaptations on record.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Là-bas | La reine Margot | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (4959) | 4.3 (306) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (7) | 3.7 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (9) | — |
Reception
| Là-bas | La reine Margot | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4959 | 306 |
| Editions | 149 | 172 |
| Citations | — | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 2 |
| Want to read | 13666 | 694 |
| Pages | 368 | 502 |