Les belles images vs Les Misérables: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: French fiction, Continental european fiction, Fiction

Cover of Les belles images

Les belles images Simone de Beauvoir · 1966 ★★★★☆ 3.8 174 pages · ≈ 3 h 13 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Les Misérables

Les Misérables Victor Hugo · 1862 ★★★★☆ 4.2 464 pages · ≈ 8 h 36 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Les Misérables higher: 4.2 vs 3.8 from 860724 votes.
Les belles images is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 8 for Les Misérables.
Les belles images is the easier read (Moderate), Les Misérables more demanding (Demanding).

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