Lord of the Flies vs Nineteen Eighty-Four: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fiction

Cover of Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies William Golding · 1954 ★★★★☆ 3.9 222 pages · ≈ 4 h 07 m · Light 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 highest: Nineteen Eighty-Four 4.2 · Lord of the Flies 3.9.

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