Les belles images vs Notre Dame de Paris: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: French fiction, Continental european fiction, Fiction

Cover of Les belles images

Les belles images Simone de Beauvoir · 1966 ★★★★☆ 3.8 174 pages · ≈ 3 h 13 m · Moderate 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

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Les belles images is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Notre Dame de Paris.
Les belles images is the easier read (Moderate), Notre Dame de Paris more demanding (Challenging).

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