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

Both live on shelves: Classics

Cover of Meditations

Meditations Marcus Aurelius · 1626 ★★★★☆ 4.3 214 pages · ≈ 3 h 58 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: 4.3 vs 4.2 — either is a safe pick by score.
Nineteen Eighty-Four is the easier read (Challenging), Meditations more demanding (Demanding).

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