Creatures That Once Were Men vs Смерть Ивана Ильича: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Russian Short stories, Continental european fiction, Fiction
Creatures That Once Were Men
The Boni and Liveright edition of 1918 introduced by G.K. Chesterton and translated by J.M. Shirazi contains five stories - 'Creatures that once were men', 'Twenty-six men and a Girl', 'Chelkash', 'My Fellow Traveller',…
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Смерть Ивана Ильича
This satirical novella tells the story of the life and early death of a high court judge. Ivan Ilych is proud of his achievements and his status in society, despite his poor relations with his wife which renders his…
The verdict
- Readers rate Смерть Ивана Ильича highest: Смерть Ивана Ильича 4.1 · Creatures That Once Were Men 3.7.
- Смерть Ивана Ильича is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 3 for Creatures That Once Were Men.
- Смерть Ивана Ильича has the widest readership — 254827 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Creatures That Once Were Men | Смерть Ивана Ильича | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (420) | 4.1 (254827) |
| Hardcover | 2.0 (1) | 4.2 (3) |
| Apple Books | — | 5.0 (9) |
Reception
| Creatures That Once Were Men | Смерть Ивана Ильича | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 420 | 254827 |
| Editions | 47 | 188 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 537 | — |
| Reading it now | 34 | — |
| Written reviews | 45 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 123 | — |
| Pages | 210 | 76 |