Bend sinister vs Казаки (Kazaki): Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Russian literature, Continental european fiction, Fiction
Bend sinister
Book Source: Digital Library of India Item 2015.65702dc.contributor.author: Nabokov Vladimirdc.date.accessioned: 2015-06-29T23:30:58Zdc.date.available: 2015-06-29T23:30:58Zdc.date.copyrightexpirydate:…
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Казаки (Kazaki)
The Cossacks (Russian: Казаки [Kazaki]) is a short novel by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1863 in the popular literary magazine The Russian Messenger. It was originally called Young Manhood. Both Ivan Turgenev and the Nobel…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Bend sinister has the widest readership — 5265 ratings behind its score.
- Bend sinister runs the darker storyline; Казаки (Kazaki) stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Bend sinister | Казаки (Kazaki) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (5265) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (12) | — |
Reception
| Bend sinister | Казаки (Kazaki) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5265 | 4 |
| Editions | 31 | 241 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 7059 | — |
| Reading it now | 255 | — |
| Written reviews | 489 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1425 | — |
| Pages | 217 | — |