Ender's Game vs Nineteen Eighty-Four: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Science Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Ender's Game

Ender's Game Orson Scott Card · 1985 ★★★★☆ 4.4 359 pages · ≈ 6 h 39 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 Ender's Game higher: 4.4 vs 4.2 from 7314 votes.
Nineteen Eighty-Four is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 6 for Ender's Game.
Ender's Game is the easier read (Moderate), Nineteen Eighty-Four more demanding (Challenging).

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