Books like The First Man

12 books to read next

• The Possibility of an Island Michel Houellebecq 8.2 h
• Fadette George Sand, Sand 5.2 h
• Yikilmis Kabin Simone de Beauvoir 4.2 h
• The Mandarins Simone de Beauvoir 11.2 h
• Maigret and the Bum Georges Simenon 2.8 h
• The Black Tulip Alexandre Dumas 5.0 h
• Le Mur Jean-Paul Sartre 4.4 h
• Molloy Samuel Beckett 4.5 h
• The Gods Are Athirst Anatole France 5.2 h
• The Sweet Cheat Gone Marcel Proust 5.7 h
• She Came to Stay Simone de Beauvoir 7.9 h
• A Woman's Life Guy de Maupassant 4.7 h

How long each takes

The Possibility of an Island Michel Houellebecq 8.2 h Fadette George Sand, Sand 5.2 h Yikilmis Kabin Simone de Beauvoir 4.2 h The Mandarins Simone de Beauvoir 11.2 h Maigret and the Bum Georges Simenon 2.8 h The Black Tulip Alexandre Dumas 5.0 h Le Mur Jean-Paul Sartre 4.4 h Molloy Samuel Beckett 4.5 h The Gods Are Athirst Anatole France 5.2 h The Sweet Cheat Gone Marcel Proust 5.7 h She Came to Stay Simone de Beauvoir 7.9 h A Woman's Life Guy de Maupassant 4.7 h

Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.