Защита Лужина vs Записки изъ подполья: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Russian fiction, Continental european fiction, Fiction

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 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: 3.9 vs 4.1 — either is a safe pick by score.
Записки изъ подполья is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Защита Лужина.
Защита Лужина is the easier read (Moderate), Записки изъ подполья more demanding (Demanding).

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