Songs of a sourdough vs Кобзар: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Canadian poetry, Poetry

Cover of Songs of a sourdough

Songs of a sourdough Robert W. Service · 1907 ★★★★☆ 4.2 108 pages · ≈ 2 h 00 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Кобзар

Кобзар Тарас Шевченко · 1840 ★★★★★ 4.5 459 pages · ≈ 8 h 30 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Кобзар higher: 4.5 vs 4.2 from 1500 votes.
Songs of a sourdough is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 8 for Кобзар.

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