Nineteen Eighty-Four vs The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: 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…
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
“It was 7 minutes after midnight.”
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This is Christopher's murder mystery story. There are no lies in this story because Christopher can't tell lies. Christopher does not like strangers or the colours yellow or brown or being touched. On the other hand, he…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Nineteen Eighty-Four highest: Nineteen Eighty-Four 4.2 · The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 3.9.
- Nineteen Eighty-Four has the widest readership — 5733183 ratings behind its score.
- Nineteen Eighty-Four runs the darker storyline; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Nineteen Eighty-Four | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (5733183) | 3.9 (1630319) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 3.8 (1821) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (180) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (1817) |
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Reception
| Nineteen Eighty-Four | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5733183 | 1630319 |
| Editions | 536 | 108 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3170038 | 676771 |
| Reading it now | — | 18341 |
| Written reviews | 171557 | 64104 |
| Wikipedia attention | 140637 | 15107 |
| Pages | 244 | 268 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Nineteen Eighty-Four or The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time?
Nineteen Eighty-Four has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Nineteen Eighty-Four 4.2/5, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Nineteen Eighty-Four or The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time?
Nineteen Eighty-Four is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Nineteen Eighty-Four (244 pages, ≈ 4 h 31 m); The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (268 pages, ≈ 4 h 58 m).
Which is harder to read: Nineteen Eighty-Four or The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Nineteen Eighty-Four: Challenging; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: Light.
Have both books been made into films?
Nineteen Eighty-Four: 5 film adaptations; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: no film adaptation on record.