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.”
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…
1 film adaptation
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Иванов
“The garden of IVANOFF'S country place.”
"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…
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 |