Caitaani mũtharaba-inĩ vs Братья Карамазовы: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Caitaani mũtharaba-inĩ

Caitaani mũtharaba-inĩ Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo · 1980 ★★★★☆ 3.8 255 pages · ≈ 4 h 43 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Братья Карамазовы

Братья Карамазовы Fyodor Dostoyevsky · 1880 ★★★★☆ 4.4 680 pages · ≈ 12 h 36 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Братья Карамазовы higher: 4.4 vs 3.8 from 411948 votes.
Caitaani mũtharaba-inĩ is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 12 for Братья Карамазовы.
Caitaani mũtharaba-inĩ is the easier read (Challenging), Братья Карамазовы more demanding (Demanding).

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