Les contemplations vs The Shipwreck, a poem: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Poetry
Les contemplations
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…
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The Shipwreck, a poem
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The verdict
- The Shipwreck, a poem is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 8 for Les contemplations.
Scores by source
| Les contemplations | The Shipwreck, a poem | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (4052) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (7) | — |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| Les contemplations | The Shipwreck, a poem | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4052 | — |
| Editions | 60 | 78 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 3752 | — |
| Reading it now | 303 | — |
| Written reviews | 144 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 454 | — |
| Pages | 457 | 170 |