Защита Лужина vs Идиот: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Защита Лужина

Защита Лужина Vladimir Nabokov · 1930 ★★★★☆ 3.9 255 pages · ≈ 4 h 43 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Идиот

Идиот Fyodor Dostoyevsky · 1874 ★★★★☆ 4.2 655 pages · ≈ 12 h 08 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Идиот higher: 4.2 vs 3.9 from 230503 votes.
Защита Лужина is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 12 for Идиот.
Защита Лужина is the easier read (Moderate), Идиот more demanding (Demanding).

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