Technicially it's not correct to state the title of the book as 1984. It's Nineteen Eighty-Four, unless if the American editions do actually say 1984.
Weird, I've seen more covers with the digits on it (even when I search for "nineteen eighty four" on
Google) though I guess it really doesn't matter. I'd imagine the official title would be
Nineteen Eighty Four though.
I liked the book better than
Brave New World, though I have to admit the Brave New World is closer to where we are today