Преступление и наказание vs Иванов: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Russian literature, Drama, Classic Literature, History, Fiction
Преступление и наказание
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From wikipedia: Crime and Punishment (Russian: Преступлéние и наказáние, tr. Prestupleniye i nakazaniye; IPA: \[prʲɪstʊˈplʲenʲə ɪ nəkɐˈzanʲə\]) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was first…
Иванов
“The garden of IVANOFF'S country place.”
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"In Ivanov, Anton Chekhov's first full-length play, Chekhov created a portrait of a man plagued with self-doubt and despair. Considered one of Chekhov's most elusive characters, he seeks more in life than the…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Преступление и наказание highest: Преступление и наказание 4.3 · Иванов 3.8.
- Иванов is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 10 for Преступление и наказание.
- Преступление и наказание has the widest readership — 1149478 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Преступление и наказание | Иванов | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (1149478) | 3.8 (3574) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (4) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (55) | — |
Reception
| Преступление и наказание | Иванов | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1149478 | 3574 |
| Editions | 1179 | 61 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2 | — |
| Written reviews | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 85168 | 472 |
| Pages | 562 | 103 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Преступление и наказание or Иванов?
Преступление и наказание has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Преступление и наказание 4.3/5, Иванов 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Преступление и наказание or Иванов?
Иванов is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Иванов (103 pages, ≈ 1 h 54 m); Преступление и наказание (562 pages, ≈ 10 h 24 m).
Which is harder to read: Преступление и наказание or Иванов?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Преступление и наказание: Demanding; Иванов: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
Преступление и наказание: 5 film adaptations; Иванов: no film adaptation on record.