Бѣсы vs Voskresenīe: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Russian fiction, Russia, Continental european fiction, Fiction
Бѣсы
“BEFORE DESCRIBING THE EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS WHICH took place so recently in our town, hitherto not remarkable for anything in particular, I find it necessary, since I am not a skilled writer, to go back a little and begin with certain biographical details concerning our talented and greatly esteemed Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky.”
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Also known as Demons or The Devils, this is Dostoyevsky’s most political novel. Though critical of the left-wing revolutionaries, split as they often were into disparate factions and cells the author also tacitly…
Voskresenīe
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Resurrection, the last full-length novel written by Leo Tolstoy, was published in 1899 after ten years in the making. A humanitarian cause—the pacifist Doukhobor sect, persecuted by the Russian government, needed funds…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Voskresenīe has the widest readership — 29824 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Бѣсы | Voskresenīe | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (29824) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| Бѣсы | Voskresenīe | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 10 | 29824 |
| Editions | 171 | 250 |
| Want to read | — | 57785 |
| Reading it now | — | 2535 |
| Written reviews | — | 2484 |
| Pages | 617 | 572 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Бѣсы or Voskresenīe?
Voskresenīe has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Voskresenīe 4.2/5, Бѣсы 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Бѣсы or Voskresenīe?
Voskresenīe is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Voskresenīe (572 pages, ≈ 10 h 36 m); Бѣсы (617 pages, ≈ 11 h 26 m).
Which is harder to read: Бѣсы or Voskresenīe?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Бѣсы: Demanding; Voskresenīe: Challenging.