The Metamorphosis vs Смерть Ивана Ильича: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Continental european fiction, Literature, Fiction

The Metamorphosis

The Metamorphosis Franz Kafka · 1996 ★★★★☆ 3.9 96 pages · ≈ 1 h 47 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Смерть Ивана Ильича

Смерть Ивана Ильича Лев Толстой · 1887 ★★★★☆ 4.1 76 pages · ≈ 1 h 24 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Смерть Ивана Ильича higher: 4.1 vs 3.9 from 254827 votes.
The Metamorphosis is the easier read (Moderate), Смерть Ивана Ильича more demanding (Challenging).

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