Les contemplations vs The man from Snowy River: Which Should You Read?
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Les contemplations
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Les Contemplations est un recueil de poésie de Victor Hugo, publié en 1856. Il est composé de 158 poèmes rassemblés en six livres. La plupart de ces poèmes ont été écrits entre 1841 et 1855, mais les poèmes les plus…
The man from Snowy River
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In the ballads and poetry of Banjo Paterson are captured the spirit of the Australian Outback, and the essences of the bushmen and women who pioneered it. The vast distances, the droughts, the floods, the flies, the…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The man from Snowy River is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 8 for Les contemplations.
- Les contemplations has the widest readership — 4052 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Les contemplations | The man from Snowy River | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (4052) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (7) | 3.5 (2) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
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Reception
| Les contemplations | The man from Snowy River | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4052 | 2 |
| Editions | 60 | 43 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3752 | — |
| Reading it now | 303 | — |
| Written reviews | 144 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 454 | — |
| Pages | 457 | 133 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Les contemplations or The man from Snowy River?
Les contemplations has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Les contemplations 4.0/5, The man from Snowy River 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Les contemplations or The man from Snowy River?
The man from Snowy River is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The man from Snowy River (133 pages, ≈ 2 h 28 m); Les contemplations (457 pages, ≈ 8 h 28 m).
Which is harder to read: Les contemplations or The man from Snowy River?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Les contemplations: Demanding; The man from Snowy River: Moderate.