The Metamorphosis vs Доктор Живаго: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Continental european fiction, Literature, Fiction

The Metamorphosis

The Metamorphosis Franz Kafka · 1996 ★★★★☆ 3.9 96 pages · ≈ 1 h 47 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

Доктор Живаго Boris Leonidovich Pasternak · 1957 ★★★★☆ 3.7 558 pages · ≈ 10 h 20 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Metamorphosis is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 10 for Доктор Живаго.
The Metamorphosis is the easier read (Moderate), Доктор Живаго more demanding (Challenging).