Les contes drôlatiques vs Notre Dame de Paris: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Les contes drôlatiques

Les contes drôlatiques Honoré de Balzac · 1855 ★★★★☆ 3.8 557 pages · ≈ 10 h 19 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Notre Dame de Paris

Notre Dame de Paris Victor Hugo · 1831 ★★★★☆ 4.0 409 pages · ≈ 7 h 34 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Notre Dame de Paris higher: 4.0 vs 3.8 from 224399 votes.
Notre Dame de Paris is the quicker read — about 7 hours vs 10 for Les contes drôlatiques.

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