Animal Farm vs Arcadia: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, English literature, Literature, Fiction

Animal Farm

Animal Farm George Orwell · 1945 ★★★★☆ 4.0 78 pages · ≈ 1 h 27 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

Arcadia Sir Philip Sidney · 1598 ★★★★☆ 3.7 561 pages · ≈ 10 h 23 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Animal Farm higher: 4.0 vs 3.7 from 4777970 votes.
Animal Farm is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 10 for Arcadia.
Animal Farm is the easier read (Challenging), Arcadia more demanding (Demanding).