Записки изъ подполья vs Voskresenīe: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Russian fiction, Russia, Continental european fiction, Fiction
Записки изъ подполья
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Its nameless hero is a profoundly alienated individual in whose brooding self-analysis there is a search for the true and the good in a world of relative values and few absolutes. Moreover, the novel introduces themes —…
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.
- Записки изъ подполья is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 10 for Voskresenīe.
- Voskresenīe has the widest readership — 29824 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Записки изъ подполья | Voskresenīe | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (29824) |
Reception
| Записки изъ подполья | Voskresenīe | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 50 | 29824 |
| Editions | 837 | 250 |
| Want to read | — | 57785 |
| Reading it now | — | 2535 |
| Written reviews | — | 2484 |
| Pages | 124 | 572 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Записки изъ подполья or Voskresenīe?
Voskresenīe has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Voskresenīe 4.2/5, Записки изъ подполья 4.1/5).
Which is shorter to read: Записки изъ подполья or Voskresenīe?
Записки изъ подполья is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Записки изъ подполья (124 pages, ≈ 2 h 18 m); Voskresenīe (572 pages, ≈ 10 h 36 m).
Which is harder to read: Записки изъ подполья or Voskresenīe?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Записки изъ подполья: Demanding; Voskresenīe: Challenging.