Les Misérables vs Nineteen Eighty-Four: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of Les Misérables

Les Misérables Victor Hugo · 1862 ★★★★☆ 4.2 464 pages · ≈ 8 h 36 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

Ratings are close: 4.2 vs 4.2 — either is a safe pick by score.
Nineteen Eighty-Four is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 8 for Les Misérables.
Nineteen Eighty-Four is the easier read (Challenging), Les Misérables more demanding (Demanding).

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