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

Both live on shelves: Drama, Fiction

Cover of Macbeth

Macbeth William Shakespeare · 1508 ★★★☆☆ 3.5 84 pages · ≈ 1 h 33 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

Readers rate Nineteen Eighty-Four higher: 4.2 vs 3.5 from 5733183 votes.
Macbeth is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Nineteen Eighty-Four.

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