Бѣсы vs Отцы и дети: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Бѣсы

Бѣсы Fyodor Dostoyevsky · 1871 ★★★★☆ 4.0 617 pages · ≈ 11 h 26 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Отцы и дети

Отцы и дети Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev · 1867 ★★★★☆ 4.0 234 pages · ≈ 4 h 20 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Отцы и дети is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 11 for Бѣсы.

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