Nineteen Eighty-Four vs The Time Machine: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Science Fiction, 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 Time Machine

The Time Machine H. G. Wells · 1895 ★★★★☆ 3.9 119 pages · ≈ 2 h 12 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Nineteen Eighty-Four higher: 4.2 vs 3.9 from 5733183 votes.
The Time Machine is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Nineteen Eighty-Four.

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