Nineteen Eighty-Four vs The Metamorphosis: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Nineteen Eighty-Four
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”
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…
1 film adaptationBanned book
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The Metamorphosis
Gregor Samsa hates his job. He works himself to exhaustion as a traveling salesman to support a family that takes him for granted. One morning, his whole life changes. He wakes up to discover that he has turned into a…
The verdict
- Readers rate Nineteen Eighty-Four highest: Nineteen Eighty-Four 4.2 · The Metamorphosis 3.9.
- The Metamorphosis is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Nineteen Eighty-Four.
- Nineteen Eighty-Four has the widest readership — 5733183 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Metamorphosis
≈ 1h vs 4h for Nineteen Eighty-Four
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Nineteen Eighty-Four
5733183 ratings vs 2602 for The Metamorphosis
Just want the better-reviewed one?
Nineteen Eighty-Four
4.2 vs 3.9 from readers
New to the genre?
The Metamorphosis
Moderate vs Challenging for Nineteen Eighty-Four
Scores by source
| Nineteen Eighty-Four | The Metamorphosis | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (5733183) | — |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 3.8 (2602) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (201) |
Reception
| Nineteen Eighty-Four | The Metamorphosis | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5733183 | 2602 |
| Editions | 536 | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3170038 | — |
| Written reviews | 171557 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 140637 | 57680 |
| Pages | 244 | 96 |