A Game of Thrones vs Nineteen Eighty-Four: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction

Cover of A Game of Thrones

A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin · 1996 ★★★★☆ 4.5 824 pages · ≈ 15 h 16 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell · 1949 ★★★★☆ 4.2 244 pages · ≈ 4 h 31 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate A Game of Thrones highest: A Game of Thrones 4.5 · Nineteen Eighty-Four 4.2.
Nineteen Eighty-Four is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 15 for A Game of Thrones.

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