It vs Nineteen Eighty-Four: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of It

It Stephen King · 1986 ★★★★☆ 4.2 1105 pages · ≈ 20 h 28 m · Challenging 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

Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
Nineteen Eighty-Four is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 20 for It.

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