Angels & Demons vs Nineteen Eighty-Four: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of Angels & Demons

Angels & Demons Dan Brown · 2000 ★★★★☆ 4.0 576 pages · ≈ 10 h 40 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 Nineteen Eighty-Four highest: Nineteen Eighty-Four 4.2 · Angels & Demons 4.0.
Nineteen Eighty-Four is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 10 for Angels & Demons.

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