Le rouge et le noir vs Les lettres de mon moulin: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Critique et interprétation, French language, Social life and customs, History, Fiction
Le rouge et le noir
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The story of an ambitious youth without birth or fortune in France in the 19th century.
1 film adaptation
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Les lettres de mon moulin is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 9 for Le rouge et le noir.
- Le rouge et le noir has the widest readership — 4410 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Le rouge et le noir | Les lettres de mon moulin | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (4410) | 3.2 (4) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 3.5 (2) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (9) | — |
Reception
| Le rouge et le noir | Les lettres de mon moulin | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4410 | 4 |
| Editions | 404 | 277 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 107448 | 5 |
| Reading it now | 22 | — |
| Written reviews | 4410 | 4 |
| Wikipedia attention | 9950 | — |
| Pages | 514 | 246 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Le rouge et le noir or Les lettres de mon moulin?
Le rouge et le noir has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Le rouge et le noir 3.9/5, Les lettres de mon moulin 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Le rouge et le noir or Les lettres de mon moulin?
Les lettres de mon moulin is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Les lettres de mon moulin (246 pages, ≈ 4 h 33 m); Le rouge et le noir (514 pages, ≈ 9 h 31 m).
Which is harder to read: Le rouge et le noir or Les lettres de mon moulin?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Le rouge et le noir: Demanding; Les lettres de mon moulin: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
Le rouge et le noir: 5 film adaptations; Les lettres de mon moulin: no film adaptation on record.