1984
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- Author：George Orwell
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Reviews
Katie Hughes
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1984 is a dystopian novel， written shortly after the end of World War II。 George Orwell presents an extreme possibility of what could occur， should communism and fascism be victorious over democracy。 The book is told from the perspective of Winston Smith， a man living in London in the year 1984。 Western Europe is now a country called Oceania， a society controlled absolutely by a one-party system。 The fear of continuous war， excessive propaganda， and the threat of political violence keep citizen 1984 is a dystopian novel， written shortly after the end of World War II。 George Orwell presents an extreme possibility of what could occur， should communism and fascism be victorious over democracy。 The book is told from the perspective of Winston Smith， a man living in London in the year 1984。 Western Europe is now a country called Oceania， a society controlled absolutely by a one-party system。 The fear of continuous war， excessive propaganda， and the threat of political violence keep citizens in line。 However， Winston， having doubts about the party’s motives， must hide his true thoughts from everyone around him。 Will the truth finally conquer this dark spiral of fear？ Or will Winston just become another person annihilated by the party？I really enjoyed this novel as it was very thought-provoking。 The characters were not the most well-developed but that did not restrain George Orwell from achieving the novel’s purpose。 Orwell wrote the novel to warn against the dangers of blind devotion to a political party and that this blind following allows ideologies like communism and fascism to thrive。 This novel is full of paradoxes。 For example， the “IngSoc” party of Oceania has four ministries， each devoted to a pillar of the party’s brainwashing techniques to influence citizens。 As Winston states “the Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war， the Ministry of Truth with lies， the Ministry of Love with torture and the Ministry of Plenty with starvation。” Contradiction is an effective literary technique utilized by Orwell and demonstrates the hypocrisy and empty promises that accompany communism and fascism。 I believe this book is a great read for those high school age and above。 The book can be confusing and has some adult themes， which may make it unsuitable for younger readers。 In order to get the most out of this novel， it helps if the reader has studied or has some sense of the historical themes behind the novel。 。。。more
Manisha Rai
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Finally I finished reading this。 This has been in my TBR since forever。I did not think I will like this book， as the starting 20-30 pages were very difficult to read through （quite boring and difficult for me to understand）。 But then it did become interesting。 It was scary to imagine a world like that， such a dark world。 Imagine a world where you have no power， freedom and you are a slave of government， loneliness and you are not allowed to feel or express yourself。There were few parts that I re Finally I finished reading this。 This has been in my TBR since forever。I did not think I will like this book， as the starting 20-30 pages were very difficult to read through （quite boring and difficult for me to understand）。 But then it did become interesting。 It was scary to imagine a world like that， such a dark world。 Imagine a world where you have no power， freedom and you are a slave of government， loneliness and you are not allowed to feel or express yourself。There were few parts that I really found interesting but few parts were just meh。 But overall a good read。 "Under the spreading chestnut tree I sold you and you sold me" 。。。more
Ajdin
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The concept of a totalitarian distopia is extraordinarily portraid in this classical novel。 However， character building and insights into their psychological being could have been more elaborate， which would have enabled an in-depth understanding of the true subjective perception of such a world。Nevertheless， in today's time where fake news and propaganda are all over modern media， the book is more relevant than ever before。 For the educated mind， it will certainly be obvious that it represents The concept of a totalitarian distopia is extraordinarily portraid in this classical novel。 However， character building and insights into their psychological being could have been more elaborate， which would have enabled an in-depth understanding of the true subjective perception of such a world。Nevertheless， in today's time where fake news and propaganda are all over modern media， the book is more relevant than ever before。 For the educated mind， it will certainly be obvious that it represents a critical discourse of communism and capitalism， however the easily-affected reader might use it as a starting point for novel conspiracies against their respective governmental authorities。All in all， a must read！ 。。。more
Horses are coming
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I mean it was a great one indeed。 But it was kinda a scary how can one predict the future （ our present ） since technology at that time as I believe did not exits in any form。 I was hoping for more characters & less complicated world。 This book was difficult to read and to focus on listening。 I liked it I sure did。 It so political and it talks about our lives nowadays how we are controlled without knowing that we being controlled。 We are seen by someone somewhere。 Everying we do。 Every single ac I mean it was a great one indeed。 But it was kinda a scary how can one predict the future （ our present ） since technology at that time as I believe did not exits in any form。 I was hoping for more characters & less complicated world。 This book was difficult to read and to focus on listening。 I liked it I sure did。 It so political and it talks about our lives nowadays how we are controlled without knowing that we being controlled。 We are seen by someone somewhere。 Everying we do。 Every single action。 But if I was to rate it I’ll give it between 3 to 4 no more no less。 I thought that that it was going to end like how it ended。 Sad but totally accurate。 I was waiting for the moment where he finally really remembered his mother。 And I believe leaving Julia is something he wanted to save himself。 Which we all do as individuals we leave or sacrifice things to save ourselves from any kind of torture。 And I totally understand why people loved this book。 I might give it a 5 after a year from now maybe。 But for now I think I have many thoughts running through my mind。 Have I mentioned it has long chapters。 I highly dislike long chapters。 Read this book。 。。。more
Evelyn Gracias
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Un libro que hace reflexionar sobre el manejo mediático de la información， sobre las libertades que da la democracia y el conflicto interno que se puede generar al perderlas。
Ariel Pal
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The book 1984 by George Orwell， emphasizes the idea of suppression， communism， totalitarian governing， and the dangers it can lead to。 The book explores a dystopian society where technology plays a key role in society。 A society where 'Big Brother' watches every single thing you do through every technology you own。 The familiar saying that "who controls the past controls the future。 Who controls the present controls the past" depicts what the world has become; every single thing you do can chang The book 1984 by George Orwell， emphasizes the idea of suppression， communism， totalitarian governing， and the dangers it can lead to。 The book explores a dystopian society where technology plays a key role in society。 A society where 'Big Brother' watches every single thing you do through every technology you own。 The familiar saying that "who controls the past controls the future。 Who controls the present controls the past" depicts what the world has become; every single thing you do can change your life， and those who are more powerful can change the world。 George Orwell was inspired by many incidents that occurred in 1984， which he published this book not too long after the publication of a similar book， Animal Farm。 Orwell was a socialist who battled great and overruling perspectives by challenging those ideas indirectly using satire， fables， or Allegory。 He uses past incidents such as the Russian Revolution to create and act as an inspiration for the witty stories he writes。 What I like about this book is the stunningly witty technique that creates a journey that is thrilling and strengthens the curiosity and cognitive thinking of society and its appearance。 Orwell， elegantly transforms a futuristic society and produces incredible works that empower the mind。 Personally， Orwell's books have connected me to engage in politics and modern history。 I would highly recommend that those who want to challenge your imagination and your intellect should definetely pick up this book and dig in。 I would rate this book 5 out of 5！ 。。。more
Sandra Candal
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Brutal y realmente inquietante。。。
Georgia Bulgacov
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Esse livro me fez querer explodir。。。 no bom sentido。 George Orwell é um gênio。
Emma Rosen
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Didn't love it - I'd read the first 2 sections before and in my opinion those were the best parts。 An important and influential book， of course， but on a personal level I didn't take a lot from it and mostly it just made me feel uncomfortable。 Didn't love it - I'd read the first 2 sections before and in my opinion those were the best parts。 An important and influential book， of course， but on a personal level I didn't take a lot from it and mostly it just made me feel uncomfortable。 。。。more
namuuna
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This book was - to sum up in one word - haunting。 Absolutely haunting。 Orwell's in-depth portrayal of this totalitarian， surveillance state frightened me too much to keep reading on more than one occasion， which is partly why it took so long for me to finish it。 As a high school student， I had never read such a powerful cautionary tale before。 Definitely deserves the reputation and acclaim it gets。 Would read it again in the future。 This book was - to sum up in one word - haunting。 Absolutely haunting。 Orwell's in-depth portrayal of this totalitarian， surveillance state frightened me too much to keep reading on more than one occasion， which is partly why it took so long for me to finish it。 As a high school student， I had never read such a powerful cautionary tale before。 Definitely deserves the reputation and acclaim it gets。 Would read it again in the future。 。。。more
Rahul
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An interesting book about a dystopian world and how Big brother is all powerful and controlling。 Some of it sounds familiar to a few countries in the modern day！
Jenny T。
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WAR IS PEACEFREEDOM IS SLAVERYIGNORANCE IS STRENGTHThe last time I read this book was in the year 1984 and I thought it was time to read it again。 Scary how some of the dystopian concepts presented are very relevant in today- philosophically， psychologically， and politically。 Orwell's frame of reference was post-WWII， so some things developed in a different way。 Most interesting to me was reading about Newspeak with words like doublethink and crimespeak and how words are influencing the way peop WAR IS PEACEFREEDOM IS SLAVERYIGNORANCE IS STRENGTHThe last time I read this book was in the year 1984 and I thought it was time to read it again。 Scary how some of the dystopian concepts presented are very relevant in today- philosophically， psychologically， and politically。 Orwell's frame of reference was post-WWII， so some things developed in a different way。 Most interesting to me was reading about Newspeak with words like doublethink and crimespeak and how words are influencing the way people think and view the "truth" （see political correctness）。 。。。more
Madison Gauss
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stinky and boring
Kasandra López
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No de gratis es el mejor ejemplo de Distopía con alcances muy brutales， lo aterrador son los tintes de realismo descritos。 Y lo primero que aterra es la supresión del pensamiento， y eso ha sido el mejor método para manipular a las masas。 Desalentador。
Maria
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Me encanto， perfecto para la epoca de censura actual。
Maria
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Esta lectura fue un reto， las distopías son retos que me gusta asumir。 Algo que resaltar del libro es la importancia que le dan al lenguaje en el manejo de la mente。 Sí pueden controlar lo que somos， nos dominarán por completo。
Thane Economou
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Really don't wanna be the guy who's like "everything is just like 1984" but sometimes it seems like everything is just like 1984。 Really don't wanna be the guy who's like "everything is just like 1984" but sometimes it seems like everything is just like 1984。 。。。more
Elisa
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Substitute "unorthodox" with "problematic" and this could be in the "Current Affairs" section at the library。 I read this book a few years ago and it was scary。 Now， it sounds like real daily life。 Some parts were a little boring， but I'm saving the "New speak" appendix because it may come in handy。 Substitute "unorthodox" with "problematic" and this could be in the "Current Affairs" section at the library。 I read this book a few years ago and it was scary。 Now， it sounds like real daily life。 Some parts were a little boring， but I'm saving the "New speak" appendix because it may come in handy。 。。。more
Claudia Aguirre
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mi libro favorito hasta ahora。 arte
Kayne
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A sick， heart-wrenching book that will challenge your view of reality。 George Orwell predicts the future。
Rosie
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not sure how to rate this。 as a political commentary， it’s excellent。 as a story， not so much。 it took 2 weeks to get 2/3 of the way through lmao。 i put it down around the 2/3 point because i think i get the idea of the book。if you， like me， enjoy the political satire but not the boredom， i would recommend animal farm， also by orwell。 it’s much easier to get through and critiques a lot of the same things。 only disadvantage is that it’s criticizing communist revolutions specifically and not total not sure how to rate this。 as a political commentary， it’s excellent。 as a story， not so much。 it took 2 weeks to get 2/3 of the way through lmao。 i put it down around the 2/3 point because i think i get the idea of the book。if you， like me， enjoy the political satire but not the boredom， i would recommend animal farm， also by orwell。 it’s much easier to get through and critiques a lot of the same things。 only disadvantage is that it’s criticizing communist revolutions specifically and not totalitarianism in general like 1984 does。 。。。more
Scott Hollington
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Orwell Had One Hell of a Crystal BallThis novel is astoundingly prescient。 We live in an age where the meaning of words can suddenly be changed to suit the purposes of cultural elites。 Statistics and data are routinely distorted to advance a political agenda。 Information is censored by anonymous “fact checkers” working for corporate entities whose motives are never explained。 1984 is a wonderful novel which envelopes the reader in a terrifying dystopia where people live under constant surveillan Orwell Had One Hell of a Crystal BallThis novel is astoundingly prescient。 We live in an age where the meaning of words can suddenly be changed to suit the purposes of cultural elites。 Statistics and data are routinely distorted to advance a political agenda。 Information is censored by anonymous “fact checkers” working for corporate entities whose motives are never explained。 1984 is a wonderful novel which envelopes the reader in a terrifying dystopia where people live under constant surveillance from a hostile and totalitarian government。 Sadly， too much of this fiction has become fact。 。。。more
BookHunter
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An very important and relevant book in today's era of "Cancel Culture" where facist SJW/"progressive" Brownshirts attempt to shut down and ruin anyone whose speech they disagree with or whose speech/ideals go against their ideals and indoctrination - ie。 "wrongthink。" An very important and relevant book in today's era of "Cancel Culture" where facist SJW/"progressive" Brownshirts attempt to shut down and ruin anyone whose speech they disagree with or whose speech/ideals go against their ideals and indoctrination - ie。 "wrongthink。" 。。。more
Danielle McCoin
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Weird nerd thought on this book。 The most interesting thing to me was how newspeak literally applied Nietzsche's philosophical arguments on language's ability to express truth。 Other than that， I enjoyed it much more than I expected was properly traumatized by the end。 Weird nerd thought on this book。 The most interesting thing to me was how newspeak literally applied Nietzsche's philosophical arguments on language's ability to express truth。 Other than that， I enjoyed it much more than I expected was properly traumatized by the end。 。。。more
Max 'mud' Bierman
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It gets better every time！ Highly recommend picking up and edition with the afterword （1961 and onward） as it really does a good job of summing it all up。
77。Nilli
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مقدمة: الرواية السياسية الأكثر منعًا، ومن أشهر روايات "الدستوبيا" أي أدب المدينة الفاسدة، تدور أحداثها داخل "أوشينيا" تحديدًا في عاصمة "ليرستريب ١" "لندن" بعد تقسيم العالم لثلاث دول عظمى سنة ١٩٨٤، حول بطل الرواية "ونستون" الذي يرتكب "جريمة الفكر"。———رأيي: الكتاب من أفضل الكتب التي قرأتها؛ استمتعت في الجزء الأول منه ولكن الجزء الثاني كانت في تفاصيله إطالة لم استمتع بها كثيرًا ولكن الكتاب رائع جدًا ومُثري وأعتقد أنه أعظم من أن اعطي رأيي فيه。———تقييمي: ١٠ من ١٠———حسابي في الانستقرام: @77。nilli مقدمة: الرواية السياسية الأكثر منعًا، ومن أشهر روايات "الدستوبيا" أي أدب المدينة الفاسدة، تدور أحداثها داخل "أوشينيا" تحديدًا في عاصمة "ليرستريب ١" "لندن" بعد تقسيم العالم لثلاث دول عظمى سنة ١٩٨٤، حول بطل الرواية "ونستون" الذي يرتكب "جريمة الفكر"。———رأيي: الكتاب من أفضل الكتب التي قرأتها؛ استمتعت في الجزء الأول منه ولكن الجزء الثاني كانت في تفاصيله إطالة لم استمتع بها كثيرًا ولكن الكتاب رائع جدًا ومُثري وأعتقد أنه أعظم من أن اعطي رأيي فيه。———تقييمي: ١٠ من ١٠———حسابي في الانستقرام: @77。nilli 。。。more
Abdullrhman R
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ترجمة رائعة ودقيقةشكرًا للمترجم أنور الشامي
Catalina
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Me gustó mucho el libro， es un libro que pareciera escrito en la epoca actual， el miedo， la opresión no hay libertad de expresión。 Temas actuales vive la sociedad。 Parece profetico， pero la verdad es que la desigual a existido y seguirá existiendo mientras halla un opresor y un oprimido。
Kyrah Abad
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Truly intriguing philosophical and political views worth reflecting on。 Dystopian image of extreme ideologies that are dangerous to humanity。
Megan
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