Le Rhin vs The Innocents Abroad: Which Should You Read?
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Dans ces pages de voyage, Victor Hugo fait du Rhin et de ses villes un vaste livre de pierre, où Mayence, Cologne, Francfort, Worms et Rome révèlent les combats du temps, de l'histoire et de la modernité. L'arrivée par…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Innocents Abroad highest: The Innocents Abroad 4.3 · Le Rhin 4.0.
- Le Rhin is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 12 for The Innocents Abroad.
- The Innocents Abroad has the widest readership — 202 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Le Rhin | The Innocents Abroad | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (9) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 3.9 (24) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (202) |
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Reception
| Le Rhin | The Innocents Abroad | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9 | 202 |
| Editions | 43 | 178 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 39 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 140 | 3306 |
| Pages | 430 | 690 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Le Rhin or The Innocents Abroad?
The Innocents Abroad has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Innocents Abroad 4.3/5, Le Rhin 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Le Rhin or The Innocents Abroad?
Le Rhin is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Le Rhin (430 pages, ≈ 7 h 58 m); The Innocents Abroad (690 pages, ≈ 12 h 47 m).
Which is harder to read: Le Rhin or The Innocents Abroad?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Le Rhin: Challenging; The Innocents Abroad: Demanding.