The Moonstone vs Анна Каренина: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Upper class, Classics, Drama, Classic Literature, Romance, History
The Moonstone
One of the first English detective novels, this mystery involves the disappearance of a valuable diamond, originally stolen from a Hindu idol, given to a young woman on her eighteenth birthday, and then stolen again. A…
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Анна Каренина
“KARENIN and his wife continued to live under the same roof, to meet every day, and yet to remain entire strangers to each other.”
Described by William Faulkner as the best novel ever written and by Fyodor Dostoevsky as “flawless,” Anna Karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious Anna and the dashing officer, Count…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Moonstone is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 12 for Анна Каренина.
- Анна Каренина has the widest readership — 964080 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Moonstone | Анна Каренина | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (101065) | 4.1 (964080) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (135) | 4.5 (2) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (381) | 4.5 (26) |
Reception
| The Moonstone | Анна Каренина | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 101065 | 964080 |
| Editions | 977 | 1315 |
| Citations | 8 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 100213 | 2 |
| Reading it now | 5863 | — |
| Written reviews | 7024 | 3 |
| Wikipedia attention | 6118 | 57730 |
| Pages | 344 | 651 |