Обломов vs Записки изъ подполья: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Russian fiction, Russia, Continental european fiction, Philosophy, Social life and customs, Fiction

Cover of Обломов

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

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Cover of Записки изъ подполья

Записки изъ подполья Fyodor Dostoyevsky · 1864 ★★★★☆ 4.1 124 pages · ≈ 2 h 18 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.1 — either is a safe pick by score.
Записки изъ подполья is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 9 for Обломов.

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