The troll garden vs Отцы и дети: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Manners and customs, Social life and customs, Short Stories, Fiction

Cover of The troll garden

The troll garden Willa Cather · 1905 ★★★★☆ 3.9 156 pages · ≈ 2 h 53 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Отцы и дети

Отцы и дети Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev · 1867 ★★★★☆ 4.0 234 pages · ≈ 4 h 20 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
The troll garden is the easier read (Challenging), Отцы и дети more demanding (Demanding).

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