Nineteen Eighty-Four vs Sofies verden: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Nineteen Eighty-Four
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”
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…
1 film adaptationBanned book
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Sofies verden
A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Nineteen Eighty-Four highest: Nineteen Eighty-Four 4.2 · Sofies verden 4.0.
- Nineteen Eighty-Four is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Sofies verden.
- Nineteen Eighty-Four has the widest readership — 5733183 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Nineteen Eighty-Four | Sofies verden | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (5733183) | 4.0 (290825) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 3.3 (5) |
Reception
| Nineteen Eighty-Four | Sofies verden | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5733183 | 290825 |
| Editions | 536 | 50 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3170038 | 274367 |
| Reading it now | — | 38305 |
| Written reviews | 171557 | 17770 |
| Wikipedia attention | 140637 | 11759 |
| Pages | 244 | 429 |