Cien años de soledad vs Nineteen Eighty-Four: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fantasy, Fiction

Cover of Cien años de soledad

Cien años de soledad Gabriel García Márquez · 1967 ★★★★☆ 4.5 422 pages · ≈ 7 h 49 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 Cien años de soledad highest: Cien años de soledad 4.5 · Nineteen Eighty-Four 4.2.
Nineteen Eighty-Four is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Cien años de soledad.

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