Le petit prince vs Nineteen Eighty-Four: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Drama, Fantasy, Fiction

Cover of Le petit prince

Le petit prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry · 1943 ★★★★☆ 4.3 94 pages · ≈ 1 h 44 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.
Le petit prince is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Nineteen Eighty-Four.

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