Смерть Ивана Ильича vs Voskresenīe: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Russian fiction, Continental european fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Смерть Ивана Ильича

Смерть Ивана Ильича Лев Толстой · 1887 ★★★★☆ 4.1 76 pages · ≈ 1 h 24 m · Challenging 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: 4.1 vs 4.2 — either is a safe pick by score.
Смерть Ивана Ильича is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 10 for Voskresenīe.

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