Nineteen Eighty-Four vs The Catcher in the Rye: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Classics, 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 Catcher in the Rye

The Catcher in the Rye J. D. Salinger · 1945 ★★★★☆ 3.8 255 pages · ≈ 4 h 43 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Nineteen Eighty-Four highest: Nineteen Eighty-Four 4.2 · The Catcher in the Rye 3.8.

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