Анна Каренина vs Иванов: Which Should You Read?
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Анна Каренина
“KARENIN and his wife continued to live under the same roof, to meet every day, and yet to remain entire strangers to each other.”
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Described by William Faulkner as the best novel ever written and by Fyodor Dostoevsky as “flawless,” Anna Karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious Anna and the dashing officer, Count…
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 Анна Каренина highest: Анна Каренина 4.1 · Иванов 3.8.
- Иванов is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 12 for Анна Каренина.
- Анна Каренина has the widest readership — 964080 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Анна Каренина | Иванов | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (964080) | 3.8 (3574) |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (2) | — |
| Google Books | 4.0 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (26) | — |
Reception
| Анна Каренина | Иванов | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 964080 | 3574 |
| Editions | 1315 | 61 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2 | — |
| Written reviews | 3 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 57730 | 472 |
| Pages | 651 | 103 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Анна Каренина or Иванов?
Анна Каренина has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Анна Каренина 4.1/5, Иванов 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Анна Каренина or Иванов?
Иванов is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Иванов (103 pages, ≈ 1 h 54 m); Анна Каренина (651 pages, ≈ 12 h 03 m).
Which is harder to read: Анна Каренина or Иванов?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Анна Каренина: Demanding; Иванов: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
Анна Каренина: 5 film adaptations; Иванов: no film adaptation on record.