Reading Level
What is the reading level of Nineteen Eighty-Four ?
Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Nineteen Eighty-Four is 8th and 9th grade.
Expert Readability Tests for
Nineteen Eighty-Four
| Readability Test | Reading Level |
|---|---|
| Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 8 |
| SMOG Index | Grade 10 |
| Coleman Liau Index | Grade 8 |
| Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 6 |
Reading Time
7 hrs 3 mins
How long to read Nineteen Eighty-Four (Macmillan Collector's Library)?
The estimated word count of Nineteen Eighty-Four (Macmillan Collector's Library) is 105,710 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 7 hrs 3 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 11 hrs 45 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 3 hrs 55 mins.
| Nineteen Eighty-Four (Macmillan Collector's Library) - 105,710 words | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
| Slow | 150 words/min | 11 hrs 45 mins |
| Average | 250 words/min | 7 hrs 3 mins |
| Fast | 450 words/min | 3 hrs 55 mins |
- Authors
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George Orwell
More about Nineteen Eighty-Four
105,710 words
Word Count
for Nineteen Eighty-Four (Macmillan Collector's Library)
11 hours and 22 minutes
Audiobook length
Description
A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick With extraordinary relevance and renewed popularity, George Orwell’s 1984 takes on new life in this hardcover edition. “Orwell saw, to his credit, that the act of falsifying reality is only secondarily a way of changing perceptions. It is, above all, a way of asserting power.”—The New Yorker In 1984, London is a grim city in the totalitarian state of Oceania where Big Brother is always watching you and the Thought Police can practically read your mind. Winston Smith is a man in grave danger for the simple reason that his memory still functions. Drawn into a forbidden love affair, Winston finds the courage to join a secret revolutionary organization called The Brotherhood, dedicated to the destruction of the Party. Together with his beloved Julia, he hazards his life in a deadly match against the powers that be. Lionel Trilling said of Orwell’s masterpiece “1984 is a profound, terrifying, and wholly fascinating book. It is a fantasy of the political future, and like any such fantasy, serves its author as a magnifying device for an examination of the present.” Though the year 1984 now exists in the past, Orwell’s novel remains an urgent call for the individual willing to speak truth to power.