I think 1984 and Animal Farm have to be at the top of the list, in that order. I agree Down and Out in Paris and London follows close behind, and the best of h

I think 1984 and Animal Farm have to be at the top of the list, in that order. I agree Down and Out in Paris and London follows close behind, and the best of his essays come next. I think Homage to Catalonia is not a great book, but valuable for the autobiographical insight about Orwell, and how it informed him to write those other, better works. I would also add that Coming Up For Air is delightful and underrated. Try the audio book. Any middle-aged man can appreciate the quiet understated honesty.