La tulipe noire vs Notre Dame de Paris: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: French language, Continental european fiction, Romans, History, Fiction

Cover of La tulipe noire

La tulipe noire Alexandre Dumas · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.9 276 pages · ≈ 5 h 07 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Notre Dame de Paris

Notre Dame de Paris Victor Hugo · 1831 ★★★★☆ 4.0 409 pages · ≈ 7 h 34 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
La tulipe noire is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Notre Dame de Paris.

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