Обломов vs Voskresenīe: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Russian fiction, Russia, Aristocracy, Continental european fiction, Fiction
Обломов
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A comedic story about a member of the landed gentry of nineteenth-century Russia whose indolence destroys his life.
Voskresenīe
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Resurrection, the last full-length novel written by Leo Tolstoy, was published in 1899 after ten years in the making. A humanitarian cause—the pacifist Doukhobor sect, persecuted by the Russian government, needed funds…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Обломов has the widest readership — 44321 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Обломов | Voskresenīe | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (44321) | 4.2 (29824) |
Reception
| Обломов | Voskresenīe | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 44321 | 29824 |
| Editions | 117 | 250 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 57785 |
| Reading it now | — | 2535 |
| Written reviews | — | 2484 |
| Wikipedia attention | 4588 | — |
| Pages | 517 | 572 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Обломов or Voskresenīe?
Voskresenīe has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Voskresenīe 4.2/5, Обломов 4.1/5).
Which is shorter to read: Обломов or Voskresenīe?
Обломов is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Обломов (517 pages, ≈ 9 h 34 m); Voskresenīe (572 pages, ≈ 10 h 36 m).
Which is harder to read: Обломов or Voskresenīe?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Обломов: Demanding; Voskresenīe: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
Обломов: 2 film adaptations; Voskresenīe: no film adaptation on record.