Les contemplations vs Marmion: 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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Marmion
It is a poetry book. Sir Walter Scott’s love of the country induced him, after his marriage in 1797, to settle in a cottage at the pretty village of Lasswade, near Edinburgh. Four years after leaving this district he…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Marmion is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for Les contemplations.
- Les contemplations has the widest readership — 4052 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Les contemplations | Marmion | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (4052) | 3.8 (221) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (7) | — |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| Les contemplations | Marmion | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4052 | 221 |
| Editions | 60 | 75 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3752 | 1011 |
| Reading it now | 303 | 62 |
| Written reviews | 144 | 33 |
| Wikipedia attention | 454 | 3984 |
| Pages | 457 | 295 |