Nineteen Eighty-Four vs The Picture of Dorian Gray: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Classics, 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 Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde · 1890 ★★★★☆ 4.1 312 pages · ≈ 5 h 47 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.2 vs 4.1 — either is a safe pick by score.
Nineteen Eighty-Four is the easier read (Challenging), The Picture of Dorian Gray more demanding (Demanding).

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