Le grand Meaulnes vs The last song: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: First loves, Teenagers, Bildungsromans, Fiction
Le grand Meaulnes
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'I read it for the first time when I was seventeen and loved every page. I find its depiction of a golden time and place just as poignant now as I did then' Nick HornbyThe Lost Estate is Robin Buss's translation of…
The last song
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1 bestselling author Nicholas Sparks's new novel is at once a compelling family drama and a heartrending tale of young love.Seventeen year old Veronica "Ronnie" Miller's life was turned upside-down when her parents…
Side by side
The verdict
- Readers rate The last song highest: The last song 4.2 · Le grand Meaulnes 3.7.
- The last song has the widest readership — 576589 ratings behind its score.
- Le grand Meaulnes runs the darker storyline; The last song stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Le grand Meaulnes | The last song | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (16607) | 4.2 (576589) |
| Hardcover | 1.0 (1) | 3.9 (168) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (6) | 5.0 (4) |
| Apple Books | 3.0 (6) | 4.5 (1713) |
Reception
| Le grand Meaulnes | The last song | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 16607 | 576589 |
| Editions | 9 | 10 |
| Citations | 5 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 33417 | — |
| Reading it now | 1137 | — |
| Written reviews | 1623 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3603 | 925 |
| Pages | 350 | 390 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Le grand Meaulnes or The last song?
The last song has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The last song 4.2/5, Le grand Meaulnes 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Le grand Meaulnes or The last song?
Le grand Meaulnes is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Le grand Meaulnes (350 pages, ≈ 6 h 29 m); The last song (390 pages, ≈ 7 h 13 m).
Which is harder to read: Le grand Meaulnes or The last song?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Le grand Meaulnes: Challenging; The last song: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Le grand Meaulnes: 3 film adaptations; The last song: 3 film adaptations.