Обломов vs Voskresenīe: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Russian fiction, Russia, Aristocracy, Continental european fiction, 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 Voskresenīe

Voskresenīe Лев Толстой · 1899 ★★★★☆ 4.2 572 pages · ≈ 10 h 36 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.2 — either is a safe pick by score.
Voskresenīe is the easier read (Challenging), Обломов more demanding (Demanding).

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