Les Dieux Ont Soif vs Notre Dame de Paris: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: French literature, French language, Continental european fiction, History, Fiction

Cover of Les Dieux Ont Soif

Les Dieux Ont Soif Anatole France · 1900 ★★★★☆ 3.8 285 pages · ≈ 5 h 17 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.
Les Dieux Ont Soif is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Notre Dame de Paris.

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