A Handful of Dust vs Анна Каренина: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Upper class, Adultery, Fiction

Cover of A Handful of Dust

A Handful of Dust Evelyn Waugh · 1934 ★★★★☆ 3.6 232 pages · ≈ 4 h 18 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Анна Каренина

Анна Каренина Лев Толстой · 1876 ★★★★☆ 4.1 651 pages · ≈ 12 h 03 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Анна Каренина higher: 4.1 vs 3.6 from 964080 votes.
A Handful of Dust is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 12 for Анна Каренина.
A Handful of Dust is the easier read (Challenging), Анна Каренина more demanding (Demanding).

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