Nineteen Eighty-Four vs Wuthering Heights: 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…
Wuthering Heights
“1801.-I have just returned from a visit to my landlord-the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.”
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Wuthering Heights is an 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, initially published under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons,…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Nineteen Eighty-Four highest: Nineteen Eighty-Four 4.2 · Wuthering Heights 3.9.
- Nineteen Eighty-Four is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 6 for Wuthering Heights.
- Nineteen Eighty-Four has the widest readership — 5733183 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Nineteen Eighty-Four | Wuthering Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (5733183) | 3.9 (2281673) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (4) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (5966) |
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Reception
| Nineteen Eighty-Four | Wuthering Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5733183 | 2281673 |
| Editions | 536 | 2887 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3170038 | 1742187 |
| Reading it now | — | 184443 |
| Written reviews | 171557 | 125002 |
| Wikipedia attention | 140637 | 139844 |
| Pages | 244 | 356 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Nineteen Eighty-Four or Wuthering Heights?
Nineteen Eighty-Four has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Nineteen Eighty-Four 4.2/5, Wuthering Heights 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Nineteen Eighty-Four or Wuthering Heights?
Nineteen Eighty-Four is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Nineteen Eighty-Four (244 pages, ≈ 4 h 31 m); Wuthering Heights (356 pages, ≈ 6 h 36 m).
Which is harder to read: Nineteen Eighty-Four or Wuthering Heights?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Nineteen Eighty-Four: Challenging; Wuthering Heights: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Nineteen Eighty-Four: 5 film adaptations; Wuthering Heights: 5 film adaptations.