La tulipe noire vs Les Dieux Ont Soif: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: French language, Continental european fiction, Histoire, History, Fiction
La tulipe noire
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On the 20th of August, 1672, the city of the Hague, always so lively, so neat, and so trim that one might believe every day to be Sunday, with its shady park, with its tall trees, spreading over its Gothic houses, with…
Les Dieux Ont Soif
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Academic historians probably read historical novels in two ways: as general readers and as experts on a period. At a guess, Anatole France’s Les dieux ont soif (1912) is not likely to satisfy under either heading. The…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- La tulipe noire has the widest readership — 24801 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| La tulipe noire | Les Dieux Ont Soif | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (24801) | 3.8 (3344) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (5) | — |
Reception
| La tulipe noire | Les Dieux Ont Soif | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 24801 | 3344 |
| Editions | 399 | 86 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 29970 | 8631 |
| Reading it now | — | 220 |
| Written reviews | 2136 | 370 |
| Pages | 276 | 285 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: La tulipe noire or Les Dieux Ont Soif?
La tulipe noire has the higher combined reader rating across sources (La tulipe noire 3.9/5, Les Dieux Ont Soif 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: La tulipe noire or Les Dieux Ont Soif?
La tulipe noire is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: La tulipe noire (276 pages, ≈ 5 h 07 m); Les Dieux Ont Soif (285 pages, ≈ 5 h 17 m).
Which is harder to read: La tulipe noire or Les Dieux Ont Soif?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — La tulipe noire: Challenging; Les Dieux Ont Soif: Challenging.