Great Expectations vs Nineteen Eighty-Four: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Drama, Fiction

Cover of Great Expectations

Great Expectations Charles Dickens · 1861 ★★★★☆ 3.8 546 pages · ≈ 10 h 07 m · 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 3.8 from 5733183 votes.
Nineteen Eighty-Four is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 10 for Great Expectations.
Nineteen Eighty-Four is the easier read (Challenging), Great Expectations more demanding (Demanding).

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