Le Rhin vs The mirror of the sea: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Journeys, British and irish fiction, Travel

Cover of Le Rhin

Le Rhin Victor Hugo · 1800 ★★★★☆ 4.0 430 pages · ≈ 7 h 58 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The mirror of the sea

The mirror of the sea Joseph Conrad · 1906 ★★★★☆ 3.9 175 pages · ≈ 3 h 14 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
The mirror of the sea is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Le Rhin.

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