A Game of Thrones vs Nineteen Eighty-Four: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fantasy
A Game of Thrones
Available only on Apple Books, this enhanced edition is an amazing way to explore the rich world of George R. R. Martin’s series. Stay on top of the epic story lines with annotations, glossaries, and family trees.…
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”
Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel, often referred to as 1984, is a dystopian social science fiction novel by the English novelist George Orwell (the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair). It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker…
1 film adaptationBanned book
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Nineteen Eighty-Four has the widest readership — 5733183 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Game of Thrones | Nineteen Eighty-Four | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (45042) | 4.2 (5733183) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (4) | 5.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (39) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (2082) | — |
Reception
| A Game of Thrones | Nineteen Eighty-Four | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 45042 | 5733183 |
| Editions | — | 536 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 34014 | 3170038 |
| Reading it now | 1547 | — |
| Written reviews | 1091 | 171557 |
| Wikipedia attention | 64091 | 140637 |
| Pages | — | 244 |