Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours vs À rebours: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Translations from French, French fiction, Fantasy, Fiction

Cover of Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours

Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-Vingts Jours Jules Verne · 1872 ★★★★☆ 4.0 248 pages · ≈ 4 h 36 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of À rebours

À rebours Joris-Karl Huysmans · 1884 ★★★★☆ 3.8 294 pages · ≈ 5 h 27 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.

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