Nineteen Eighty-Four vs The Hunger: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fantasy, 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…
The Hunger
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"A retelling of the fate of the Donner Party, with a Walking Dead style twist"-- Evil is invisible, and it is everywhere. Tamsen Donner must be a witch. That is the only way to explain the series of misfortunes that…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Nineteen Eighty-Four highest: Nineteen Eighty-Four 4.2 · The Hunger 3.9.
- Nineteen Eighty-Four is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for The Hunger.
- 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 | The Hunger | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (5733183) | — |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 3.6 (110) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (471) |
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Reception
| Nineteen Eighty-Four | The Hunger | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5733183 | 471 |
| Editions | 536 | 12 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 3170038 | — |
| Written reviews | 171557 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 140637 | 759 |
| Pages | 244 | 400 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Nineteen Eighty-Four or The Hunger?
Nineteen Eighty-Four has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Nineteen Eighty-Four 4.2/5, The Hunger 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Nineteen Eighty-Four or The Hunger?
Nineteen Eighty-Four is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Nineteen Eighty-Four (244 pages, ≈ 4 h 31 m); The Hunger (400 pages, ≈ 7 h 24 m).
Which is harder to read: Nineteen Eighty-Four or The Hunger?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Nineteen Eighty-Four: Challenging; The Hunger: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Nineteen Eighty-Four: 5 film adaptations; The Hunger: no film adaptation on record.