Nineteen Eighty-Four vs The Fellowship Of The Ring: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Fantasy, 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 Fellowship Of The Ring

The Fellowship Of The Ring J. R. R. Tolkien · 1954 ★★★★☆ 4.4 423 pages · ≈ 7 h 50 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Fellowship Of The Ring highest: The Fellowship Of The Ring 4.4 · Nineteen Eighty-Four 4.2.
Nineteen Eighty-Four is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for The Fellowship Of The Ring.

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