Les contes drôlatiques vs Short stories: Which Should You Read?

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

Short stories Guy de Maupassant · 1893 ★★★★☆ 4.2 334 pages · ≈ 6 h 11 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Short stories higher: 4.2 vs 3.8 from 24 votes.
Short stories is the quicker read — about 6 hours vs 10 for Les contes drôlatiques.

The verdict

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