The Secret Sharer vs Дядя Ваня: Which Should You Read?
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The Secret Sharer
The Secret Sharer draws on actual events and people that Conrad met or heard about during his many far-flung travels. In portraying men whose incredible journeys on land and at sea are also symbolic voyages into their…
1 film adaptation
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Дядя Ваня
Uncle Vanya is one of Anton Checkov's four major plays. It was first performed in 1900, the year after its publication, under direction by the celebrated Konstantin Stanislavski. The text reworks an earlier play by…
The verdict
- Readers rate Дядя Ваня highest: Дядя Ваня 3.9 · The Secret Sharer 3.6.
- Дядя Ваня has the widest readership — 32467 ratings behind its score.
- The Secret Sharer runs the darker storyline; Дядя Ваня stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Secret Sharer | Дядя Ваня | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (6164) | 3.9 (32467) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (11) | 4.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (83) | — |
Reception
| The Secret Sharer | Дядя Ваня | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 6164 | 32467 |
| Editions | 35 | 222 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3612 | — |
| Reading it now | 305 | — |
| Written reviews | 515 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 777 | — |
| Pages | 66 | 76 |