Nineteen Eighty-Four vs The Kite Runner: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Drama, Fiction

Cover of Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell · 1949 ★★★★☆ 4.2 244 pages · ≈ 4 h 31 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini · 2003 ★★★★★ 4.6 385 pages · ≈ 7 h 08 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Kite Runner higher: 4.6 vs 4.2 from 27219 votes.
Nineteen Eighty-Four is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 7 for The Kite Runner.
The Kite Runner is the easier read (Moderate), Nineteen Eighty-Four more demanding (Challenging).

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