Nineteen Eighty-Four vs Pride and Prejudice: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Drama, Fiction
Nineteen Eighty-Four
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”
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Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel, often referred to as 1984, is a dystopian social science fiction novel by the English novelist George Orwell (the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair). It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker…
Pride and Prejudice
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
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Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 novel of manners written by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Nineteen Eighty-Four has the widest readership — 5733183 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Nineteen Eighty-Four | Pride and Prejudice | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (5733183) | 4.3 (4989220) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 4.2 (3205) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (9) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (30521) |
Reception
| Nineteen Eighty-Four | Pride and Prejudice | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5733183 | 4989220 |
| Editions | 536 | 4039 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3170038 | 2911553 |
| Reading it now | — | 259375 |
| Written reviews | 171557 | 158595 |
| Wikipedia attention | 140637 | 99265 |
| Pages | 244 | 320 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Nineteen Eighty-Four or Pride and Prejudice?
Pride and Prejudice has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Pride and Prejudice 4.3/5, Nineteen Eighty-Four 4.2/5).
Which is shorter to read: Nineteen Eighty-Four or Pride and Prejudice?
Nineteen Eighty-Four is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Nineteen Eighty-Four (244 pages, ≈ 4 h 31 m); Pride and Prejudice (320 pages, ≈ 5 h 56 m).
Which is harder to read: Nineteen Eighty-Four or Pride and Prejudice?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Nineteen Eighty-Four: Challenging; Pride and Prejudice: Demanding.
Have both books been made into films?
Nineteen Eighty-Four: 5 film adaptations; Pride and Prejudice: 5 film adaptations.