Nineteen Eighty-Four vs The Outsiders: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: 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 Outsiders

The Outsiders S. E. Hinton · 1967 ★★★★☆ 4.3 208 pages · ≈ 3 h 51 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.

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