1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four (Collins Classics)
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Winston Smith rewrites history。 It’s his job。 Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth， he helps the Party， and the omnipresent Big Brother， control the people of Oceania。
Winston knows what a good citizen of Oceania must do: show his devotion for Big Brother and the Party; abstain from all vices; and， most importantly， possess no critical thoughts of their own。 The new notebook he’s begun to write in is definitely against the rules – in fact， the Thought Police could arrest him simply for having it。 Yet， as Winston begins to write his own history， a seed of rebellion begins to grow in his heart – one that could have devastating consequences。
In George Orwell’s final and most well-known novel， he explores a dystopian future in which a totalitarian government controls the actions， thoughts and even emotions of its citizens， exercising power through control of language and history。 Its lasting popularity is testament to Orwell’s powerful prose， and is a passionate political warning for today。
Winston Smith rewrites history。 It’s his job。 Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth， he helps the Party， and the omnipresent Big Brother， control the people of Oceania。
Winston knows what a good citizen of Oceania must do: show his devotion for Big Brother and the Party; abstain from all vices; and， most importantly， possess no critical thoughts of their own。 The new notebook he’s begun to write in is definitely against the rules – in fact， the Thought Police could arrest him simply for having it。 Yet， as Winston begins to write his own history， a seed of rebellion begins to grow in his heart – one that could have devastating consequences。
In George Orwell’s final and most well-known novel， he explores a dystopian future in which a totalitarian government controls the actions， thoughts and even emotions of its citizens， exercising power through control of language and history。 Its lasting popularity is testament to Orwell’s powerful prose， and is a passionate political warning for today。
Reviews
Aprelle LeBlanc
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I tried so hard to keep reading this and finish it。 It got to a point where I was just reading words and my mind would wander to other thoughts。 Too boring for my liking！
Mary Anthony
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I don't want to review because since I've recovered from COVID it takes me forever to finish a book。 I can't concentrate/comprehend like before。 I don't want to review because since I've recovered from COVID it takes me forever to finish a book。 I can't concentrate/comprehend like before。 。。。more
Yağmur
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（derste işlediklerimizin dışında 2。 kez okuma yapacağım için okumak istediklerim listesinde）
Alex
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A friend told me it would take about half the book until you really wanted to keep reading and they were right。 Once there， I struggled to put it down。 Mind you， I read this 20 years ago。For all the times I was told before reading this book that Orwell hated Communism， the book never quite made sense to me。 Funny Farm was a straightforward daily blow-by-blow of Soviet incompetence （a remarkably boring one， at that） but 1984 was only ever presented as Orwell's description of a "negative utopia"。 A friend told me it would take about half the book until you really wanted to keep reading and they were right。 Once there， I struggled to put it down。 Mind you， I read this 20 years ago。For all the times I was told before reading this book that Orwell hated Communism， the book never quite made sense to me。 Funny Farm was a straightforward daily blow-by-blow of Soviet incompetence （a remarkably boring one， at that） but 1984 was only ever presented as Orwell's description of a "negative utopia"。 Well， fair reader， 1984 is about China。 Newspeak is just someone making Mandarin in English， which is what first tipped me off。 Read a history of Mao first and this would probably feel like lazy world-building。 Otherwise fun and reasonably thought-provoking。 I have had no interest in reading it a second time， for whatever that is worth。 。。。more
Sam
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While I understand why this book is as acclaimed and loved as it is， I did not enjoy reading it。 George Orwell is a great writer who skillfully uses narrative form to push a political agenda （and an important one， at that）， but I was never pulled into the story the way a reader should be。
Molly
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'After the thing is done， no evidence ever remains。 The only evidence is inside my own mind， and I don't know with any certainty that any other human being shares my memories' After reading 'Animal Farm' I knew I had to read Orwell's other famous work， '1984'， and boy， did it live up to the hype。 Orwell has such a clever mind and this makes his novels so engrossing and captivating。 In '1984' Orwell talks of a dystopian future in which life is under the control of the all powerful Big Brother， a 'After the thing is done， no evidence ever remains。 The only evidence is inside my own mind， and I don't know with any certainty that any other human being shares my memories' After reading 'Animal Farm' I knew I had to read Orwell's other famous work， '1984'， and boy， did it live up to the hype。 Orwell has such a clever mind and this makes his novels so engrossing and captivating。 In '1984' Orwell talks of a dystopian future in which life is under the control of the all powerful Big Brother， a mysterious figurehead who is all seeing and all knowing。The concept of '1984' is very clearly inspired by real life dictatorships， in particular that of Nazi Germany， and it is so interesting to see how Orwell incorporates these ideas and themes into his writing。 As an author， Orwell was truly ahead of his time， and his works still hold such a relevance today， which is a credit to his writing ability and his wonderful study of human nature。Not only is Orwell's book of great cultural and historical relevance， but it is also a compelling story about small acts of defiance in face of grave danger as well as examining the effects of 'brainwashing' on normal people。 I found this novel very enjoyable yet at times almost scary， as it hits very close to home and makes you examine yourself as you wonder 'what would I do？' in certain situations。All in all， '1984' is a wonderful novel and deserves to be ranked alongside other tremendous classics as books you should read before you die。n 。。。more
Federica Dondi
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3，5⭐️
Kendall
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The novel， 1984， by George Orwell。 This is an account of a dystopian society in the year 1984。 This novel was written in the forties and is another science fiction story of what an apocalyptic world looks like。 This story is set in the middle of a world war。 The entire story revolves around Winston Smith， who is the narrator of the novel， and the protagonist。 Smith is constantly being watched everywhere he goes。 Even when he is at home， he is still being watched constantly。 Everywhere he goes， h The novel， 1984， by George Orwell。 This is an account of a dystopian society in the year 1984。 This novel was written in the forties and is another science fiction story of what an apocalyptic world looks like。 This story is set in the middle of a world war。 The entire story revolves around Winston Smith， who is the narrator of the novel， and the protagonist。 Smith is constantly being watched everywhere he goes。 Even when he is at home， he is still being watched constantly。 Everywhere he goes， he has a camera on him， and someone called， “big brother，” watches him through a TV。 Smith struggles with his feelings as he， and everyone else， is constantly being controlled by the rulers。 The rulers are against free speech， love， and freedom of expression。 So， trouble comes in when Smith meets a woman named Julia and fall in love。 They work hard to conceal their relationship， but ultimately， they fail。 The two were taken away from each other and Winston undergoes many brainwashing segments。 In the end， when none of the torture had worked， Smith was taken to Room 101。 This is the last place to go if none of the brainwashing had worked previously。 In this room， patients meet their worst nightmare in order to stand down from being rebellious and to obey the orders of the leaders。 Smith’s biggest fear is rats， so they brought out a cage of rats。 When he saw this， he immediately asks for the suffering to be on her。 He was then let go and no longer has a grudge against the rulers and has accepted “big brother。”I really liked this book， but I did not really like the ending。 I am someone who really enjoys a love story with a happy ending。 Like why couldn’t they run away with each？ Why couldn’t they be star crossed lovers like Romeo and Juliet and die for each other？？ I just thought it was interested how this book is based on the year 1984 when in 2021， we actually have cameras everywhere。 I could see this as something that may actually happen in the future。 Many people in our generation have used their expression of free speech， which is so cool that our next generation is as vocal as they are， but we have seen many people of the older generations getting upset over this and getting angry that we are fighting for equality。 I feel like books like these， dystopian fictions， really show us an optimistic point of view of our society。 Almost like， “Yeah， our society is bad， but it is not this bad。” It also shows us that we should never let someone control us like this。 The rulers may have domination over society but if everyone rebelled against the rulers then they wouldn’t stand a chance。Questions:If they constantly have cameras on them then how were they able to have an affair？What was Julia’s fear？What caused Smith’s fear of rats？ 。。。more
Sarah Bell
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Heartbreaking！！ This book is terrifying， but I loved all the symbolism and how it was constantly challenging my understanding of government， power， media， relationships， freedom， purpose， fear， sanity， love， individuality， and the connections of humanity。 When he cries out- “Do it to Julia！” and betrays his lover- when he is sitting in the bar drinking gin and accepts his love for Big Brother- when it is revealed that Mr。 Charrington is the thought police！ All of these moments were so devastatin Heartbreaking！！ This book is terrifying， but I loved all the symbolism and how it was constantly challenging my understanding of government， power， media， relationships， freedom， purpose， fear， sanity， love， individuality， and the connections of humanity。 When he cries out- “Do it to Julia！” and betrays his lover- when he is sitting in the bar drinking gin and accepts his love for Big Brother- when it is revealed that Mr。 Charrington is the thought police！ All of these moments were so devastating！ This book is definitely going to stick with me。 George Orwell wrote such a horrifying dystopian society。 This book is a wonderful warning。 。。。more
Kenzie
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Very interesting， and the dystopian world Orwell created was very well thought out and put together， from the basic governmental structure and political figures to the concept and design of Newspeak itself。 Winston's character was especially dynamic， and all of the other characters were incredibly interesting as well。 Overall， it was a pretty good book， with just a few parts I would recommend skipping over， especially if you're a younger reader。Ages 16+ Very interesting， and the dystopian world Orwell created was very well thought out and put together， from the basic governmental structure and political figures to the concept and design of Newspeak itself。 Winston's character was especially dynamic， and all of the other characters were incredibly interesting as well。 Overall， it was a pretty good book， with just a few parts I would recommend skipping over， especially if you're a younger reader。Ages 16+ 。。。more
Farha
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History repeats itself and it repeats itself and
Evan Robinette
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It is so pretentious when works of low-substance throw in a tragic and horrific endings for their protagonist in an effort to redeem some style points。 In contrast， the theme of 1984 NEEDED the outcome of Winston’s story to get the message across。 Visceral and extremely effective。 My plan was to read Brave New World after this， but I need a break from dystopia novels for a turn。
Poetforlost
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Absolute "must read"。 If you didn't yet， what are you doing？ Absolute "must read"。 If you didn't yet， what are you doing？ 。。。more
Niamh
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was ok n then he got a gf and it was so weird i simply had to leave im sorry communists
Kei Shahbazi
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Beautifully written， Shocking， awakening and smart！Everything in the book is something most of us know about the society but its written in a way that makes you absorb the truth and think about it one more time more deeply。 Even though I found it hard to stay focused during reading it sometimes， i am glad that i took the time to read it！ and i believe every one should read it too。 And of course the most perfect ending:"His Independent spirit is completely crushed， but he is left alive to love bi Beautifully written， Shocking， awakening and smart！Everything in the book is something most of us know about the society but its written in a way that makes you absorb the truth and think about it one more time more deeply。 Even though I found it hard to stay focused during reading it sometimes， i am glad that i took the time to read it！ and i believe every one should read it too。 And of course the most perfect ending:"His Independent spirit is completely crushed， but he is left alive to love big brother" 。。。more
Jennifer Wolsing
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One of the best books I have read。
Silja Evelyn
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Zero stars， actually， because of the overwhelming misogyny。 I love classics， but this is probably the most disappointing thing I have ever read。
Valentina Toscano
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Muuuy interesante。 Una distopía que esta más allá de su época en todo sentido。 Orwell te presenta una visión del mundo en 1984 a la que nunca nos esperábamos que realmente llegaríamos a parecernos （en ciertos detalles menores y aspectos tecnológicos）， pero que es al mismo tiempo tan irreal。 Una imagen de la sociedad en donde los valores desaparecen y la única lucha que importa es el poder， en donde el pensamiento está restringido y nadie se salva。 Súper recomendado para cualquiera que valore el Muuuy interesante。 Una distopía que esta más allá de su época en todo sentido。 Orwell te presenta una visión del mundo en 1984 a la que nunca nos esperábamos que realmente llegaríamos a parecernos （en ciertos detalles menores y aspectos tecnológicos）， pero que es al mismo tiempo tan irreal。 Una imagen de la sociedad en donde los valores desaparecen y la única lucha que importa es el poder， en donde el pensamiento está restringido y nadie se salva。 Súper recomendado para cualquiera que valore el comentario político y social。 Le terminé poniendo cuatro estrellas en lugar de cinco， porque a pesar que lo disfruté mucho， creo que después de leer "El cuento de la criada" por Margaret Atwood， mi idea de una distopía excepcional quedo muy marcada por ciertos aspectos particulares de la autora。 Mi último comentario es este: leamos más clásicos escritos por mujeres。 。。。more
Roxana Barbacariu
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Best distopic novel I ve read👍
Brady Steigauf
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Never had to read this for school， but I see why teachers think of this as a book everyone should read。 I can’t believe how well the concepts have translated to today and Orwell has an amazing grasp on power dynamics in the world。 Unfortunately reminds me a lot of how right wing media perpetuates disinformation and maintains power。 Definitely dystopian。
Vivian
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Must， must read！ Very powerful book; I couldn't put it down。 It had me in tears by the end。 Must， must read！ Very powerful book; I couldn't put it down。 It had me in tears by the end。 。。。more
Fateme mozakka
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تلخ
Red Viper
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It is everything it's reputed to be and much more。 Not only do you get all the anti-totalitarian dystopia stuff; you get this sense of dread and anxiety that just keeps getting more and more heightened and refined as you keep reading and really （view spoiler）[achieves a sort of peak towards the end。 （hide spoiler）]I felt a weird sort of claustrophobia while reading this novel - I don't know - A feeling of helplessness。 At no point was I rooting for anyone（view spoiler）[because it's made clear t It is everything it's reputed to be and much more。 Not only do you get all the anti-totalitarian dystopia stuff; you get this sense of dread and anxiety that just keeps getting more and more heightened and refined as you keep reading and really （view spoiler）[achieves a sort of peak towards the end。 （hide spoiler）]I felt a weird sort of claustrophobia while reading this novel - I don't know - A feeling of helplessness。 At no point was I rooting for anyone（view spoiler）[because it's made clear to me more than once that there is no hope for victory。 （hide spoiler）]The book really got to me in its later chapters， in part III: （view spoiler）[When we learn the true objective and views of the party and how far they go， how much they care to completely dominate its subject and keep the power。 （hide spoiler）]It's disheartening and incredibly hopeless。 But yeah， when you put this book down， you're glad， you've got to be， that you are not living in that world， and you can't help but worry and fret when your government makes a decision that is in any way similar to what The Party might make。 And I do know that it's somewhat frowned upon now to suggest that everyone should read this novel， but I do agree with that， I do think everyone should read this novel。 This novel is a warning， even if it seems cheesy and obnoxious when quoted randomly on the internet， if someone does reads this novel from start to finish， it should be clear to them what it's cautioning against。 。。。more
Yusuf Jarrar
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“Who controls the past controls the future。 Who controls the present controls the past。”1984， is a nightmarishly visionized world in which "every sound you made was overheard， and， except in darkness， every movement scrutinized。"The government is horrifyingly evil and corrupt， and their motto is:“War is peace。Freedom is slavery。Ignorance is strength。”A wonderful and dark book。“If you want a picture of the future， imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever。” “Who controls the past controls the future。 Who controls the present controls the past。”1984， is a nightmarishly visionized world in which "every sound you made was overheard， and， except in darkness， every movement scrutinized。"The government is horrifyingly evil and corrupt， and their motto is:“War is peace。Freedom is slavery。Ignorance is strength。”A wonderful and dark book。“If you want a picture of the future， imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever。” 。。。more
Great Sences
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The book is very good I liked although I didn't understand most of it there were moments in the book I really liked and felt it The book is very good I liked although I didn't understand most of it there were moments in the book I really liked and felt it 。。。more
Ehab Raheem
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كانت رحلة قاسية سعدت بالانتهاء منها 。。 رغما عن تلك الانهزامية والسوداوية التي حاول الكاتب غرسها في كل حرف من روايته
Lucero
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2。5Este libro es increíble， toca temas muy ciertos y que dan mucho en que pensar。Pero por el tipo de temática， no es para todo el mundo y no fue para mí， fue difícil engancharme。
Chase
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I'm trying to read more classics for my own betterment but this was a horrible misstep on that journey。 1984 read like an essay that Orwell didn't think would make him enough money so he turned it into the most eye-gouging， boring novel possible to justify all of the excessive words to voice his ideas。 In the rare moments where it was an actual book， I didn't mind the writing style but when it turned to Orwell's commentary through Winston and the world of Oceania， I felt my eyes glaze over。 Earl I'm trying to read more classics for my own betterment but this was a horrible misstep on that journey。 1984 read like an essay that Orwell didn't think would make him enough money so he turned it into the most eye-gouging， boring novel possible to justify all of the excessive words to voice his ideas。 In the rare moments where it was an actual book， I didn't mind the writing style but when it turned to Orwell's commentary through Winston and the world of Oceania， I felt my eyes glaze over。 Early on， I felt like I 'got the point' of what Orwell wanted to impress and I was consistently bashed over the head with it in different fonts。 In addition， I didn't find any redemption for the consistent thoughts of rape and violence towards women that the main character had which， I'm sure， has some metaphor or message behind it but not one that felt well-justified enough in the end。The one note of fairness towards this book is that I think if I'd had a professor to help guide me through the text to help me appreciate the more subtle symbolism and commentary throughout my experience， my opinion likely wouldn't be quite so critical。 As it stands though， I truly disliked every moment of this。 。。。more
Fiona Murphy
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Do you ever have a pretty interesting idea for a socially critical book then ruin it with a rape fantasy and being unable to mention a woman without also talking about her honken badonks？ Me neither。 I cannot believe they had us read this as a bunch of 14 and 15 year old girls without ever discussing the horrifying depictions of women。 The concept of the book is extremely interesting and fantastic to read while learning about the Cold War， but I don't think it is worth it。 I am trying to put int Do you ever have a pretty interesting idea for a socially critical book then ruin it with a rape fantasy and being unable to mention a woman without also talking about her honken badonks？ Me neither。 I cannot believe they had us read this as a bunch of 14 and 15 year old girls without ever discussing the horrifying depictions of women。 The concept of the book is extremely interesting and fantastic to read while learning about the Cold War， but I don't think it is worth it。 I am trying to put into words what I feel about this book， but I am too full of rage on behalf of the 15 year old self not being able to articulate what made her so uncomfortable and sad about this book。 。。。more
Luciano
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