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

Both live on shelves: Drama, Fiction

Cover of Macbeth

Macbeth William Shakespeare · 1821 ★★★★☆ 4.4 238 pages · ≈ 4 h 24 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

Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.

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