Life of Pi vs Nineteen Eighty-Four: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of Life of Pi

Life of Pi Yann Martel · 2000 ★★★★☆ 3.9 392 pages · ≈ 7 h 16 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 Nineteen Eighty-Four higher: 4.2 vs 3.9 from 5733183 votes.
Nineteen Eighty-Four is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Life of Pi.
Life of Pi is the easier read (Moderate), Nineteen Eighty-Four more demanding (Challenging).

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