Nineteen Eighty-Four vs The Hunger: 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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The Hunger
“SHE HATED THE CITY and hated it most in August.”
Movie tie-in edition. Front cover art of Catherine Deneuve; back cover photos of Deneuve, David Bowie and Susan Sarandon.
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Nineteen Eighty-Four is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for The Hunger.
- Nineteen Eighty-Four has the widest readership — 5733183 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Nineteen Eighty-Four | The Hunger | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (5733183) | — |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 3.3 (7) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (25) |
Reception
| Nineteen Eighty-Four | The Hunger | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5733183 | 25 |
| Editions | 536 | 18 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3170038 | — |
| Written reviews | 171557 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 140637 | 1424 |
| Pages | 244 | 384 |