Детство; Отрочество; Юность vs Записки изъ подполья: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Slavic philology, Russia, Social life and customs, History, Fiction

Cover of Детство; Отрочество; Юность

Детство; Отрочество; Юность Лев Толстой · 1862 ★★★★☆ 3.9 408 pages · ≈ 7 h 33 m · Challenging 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

Readers rate Записки изъ подполья higher: 4.1 vs 3.9 from 47 votes.
Записки изъ подполья is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 7 for Детство; Отрочество; Юность.
Детство; Отрочество; Юность is the easier read (Challenging), Записки изъ подполья more demanding (Demanding).

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