Вишневый сад vs Voskresenīe: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Russian literature, Continental european fiction, Social conditions, Fiction

Cover of Вишневый сад

Вишневый сад Антон Павлович Чехов · 1918 ★★★★☆ 3.7 57 pages · ≈ 1 h 03 m · Demanding 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

Readers rate Voskresenīe higher: 4.2 vs 3.7 from 29824 votes.
Вишневый сад is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 10 for Voskresenīe.
Voskresenīe is the easier read (Challenging), Вишневый сад more demanding (Demanding).

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