By the King vs Nineteen Eighty-Four: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of By the King

By the King King James VI and I · 1603 ★★★★☆ 3.7 Demanding 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 higher: 4.2 vs 3.7 from 5733183 votes.
Nineteen Eighty-Four is the easier read (Challenging), By the King more demanding (Demanding).

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