The party and other stories [11 stories] vs Обломов: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of The party and other stories [11 stories]

The party and other stories [11 stories] Антон Павлович Чехов · 1917 189 pages · ≈ 3 h 30 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Обломов

Обломов Ива́н Алекса́ндрович Гончаро́в · 1913 ★★★★☆ 4.1 517 pages · ≈ 9 h 34 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

The party and other stories [11 stories] is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 9 for Обломов.
The party and other stories [11 stories] is the easier read (Challenging), Обломов more demanding (Demanding).

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