Notre Dame de Paris vs Sous l'acacia d'Occident: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: French fiction, French literature, History, Fiction

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

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Cover of Sous l'acacia d'Occident

Sous l'acacia d'Occident Christian Jacq · 1997 ★★★★☆ 3.8 356 pages · ≈ 6 h 36 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Notre Dame de Paris higher: 4.0 vs 3.8 from 224399 votes.
Sous l'acacia d'Occident is the easier read (Moderate), Notre Dame de Paris more demanding (Challenging).

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