Идиот vs Voskresenīe: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Russian fiction, Russian literature, Russia, Continental european fiction, Social conditions, Historical Fiction

Cover of Идиот

Идиот Fyodor Dostoyevsky · 1874 ★★★★☆ 4.2 655 pages · ≈ 12 h 08 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: 4.2 vs 4.2 — either is a safe pick by score.
Voskresenīe is the easier read (Challenging), Идиот more demanding (Demanding).

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