Ascent vs The revolution of Marina M.: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Soviet union, Russia, Fiction
Ascent
Rising from the disadvantages of a Stalingrad orphanage to the prestige of the cosmonaut corps, Yefgenii Yeremin struggles with the covert nature of his Korean War missions, which cause his heroics to go unreported, and…
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The revolution of Marina M.
Marina Makarova is a woman of privilege who aches to break free of the constraints of her genteel life. Swept up on the tides of the Russian Revolution, Marina joins the marches for workers' rights, falls in love with a…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Ascent is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 15 for The revolution of Marina M..
- Ascent has the widest readership — 777 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Ascent | The revolution of Marina M. | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (777) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (2) | 4.0 (5) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (50) |
Reception
| Ascent | The revolution of Marina M. | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 777 | 50 |
| Editions | 13 | 9 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 897 | — |
| Reading it now | 167 | — |
| Written reviews | 69 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 144 | — |
| Pages | 272 | 816 |