Nineteen Eighty-Four
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- Author：George Orwell
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Summary
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Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth， Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party。 Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in， which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother， symbolic head of the Party。 In his longing for truth and liberty， Smith begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker Julia， but soon discovers the true price of freedom is betrayal。
Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth， Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party。 Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in， which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother， symbolic head of the Party。 In his longing for truth and liberty， Smith begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker Julia， but soon discovers the true price of freedom is betrayal。
Reviews
Letícia Souza
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Eu sabia que ia da merda desde de o começo！
Mark B。 Gregory
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He was off by a few years， but wow
Mohamed Haridy
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لقد كان عناقهما معركة ونشوتهما نصرا。 كانت صفعة على وجة الحزب بل فعل تحد سياسى
carrotstick
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Mostly enjoyed it， not so much the creepy portrayal of women
Mariana FF
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Um 5 porque como é que é possível isto ter sido escrito em 1949。
Harm
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This is an accurate description of why Propaganda and marketing works。 Why the human being longs after power or being controlled （by a higher power）。 It foreshadows terror policy and pseudo war。 It links to “smart” speakers as of echo devices with two way communication video/audio。 The former German Democratic Replublic and much more。 Well deserved classic。 Shall be reread。 Good further reading and listening: Neusprech Blog and podcast。
Rachel
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Well， well。 I’ve finally read the twentieth century classic， 1984。 Considering the hype， I’m underwhelmed。 Like others have said， 1984 makes a good essay but isn’t compelling in terms of plot or character development。 Winston and Julia’s relationship was completely contrived and the only reason I cared for this novel was due to its themes， and even the themes were often force-fed to the reader。I don’t regret reading this but I feel deceived by how highly rated this book is by seemingly everyone。 Well， well。 I’ve finally read the twentieth century classic， 1984。 Considering the hype， I’m underwhelmed。 Like others have said， 1984 makes a good essay but isn’t compelling in terms of plot or character development。 Winston and Julia’s relationship was completely contrived and the only reason I cared for this novel was due to its themes， and even the themes were often force-fed to the reader。I don’t regret reading this but I feel deceived by how highly rated this book is by seemingly everyone。 It doesn’t have the emotional punch you’d expect from a book about a tyrannical government that “vaporizes” people for their thoughts。 It was horrific and devastating but incredibly impersonal even as Winston went through torture after torture。As I see it， 1984 makes more of an interesting discussion than an interesting novel。 。。。more
Alihamza
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'Orange and lemons， say the bells of St Clement's，You owe me three farthings， say the bells of St Martin's，When will you pay me？ say the bells of Old Bailey，When I grow rich， say the bells of Shoreditch。' 'Orange and lemons， say the bells of St Clement's，You owe me three farthings， say the bells of St Martin's，When will you pay me？ say the bells of Old Bailey，When I grow rich， say the bells of Shoreditch。' 。。。more
clara
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2。5pas lu dans le meilleur mood
Rainie
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“But it was alright， everything was alright， the struggle was finished。 He had won the victory over himself。 He loved Big Brother。” ！ To attain full mastery of oneself is equated to surrendering your identity to the state。 Sounds a lot like North Korea- （ok don't censor me）This is an extremely well-crafted dystopian horror。 From the pervasiveness of totalitarian surveillance to insidious methods of individual brainwashing， Orwell captures the nuances of an everyday citizen's struggle to retain i “But it was alright， everything was alright， the struggle was finished。 He had won the victory over himself。 He loved Big Brother。” ！ To attain full mastery of oneself is equated to surrendering your identity to the state。 Sounds a lot like North Korea- （ok don't censor me）This is an extremely well-crafted dystopian horror。 From the pervasiveness of totalitarian surveillance to insidious methods of individual brainwashing， Orwell captures the nuances of an everyday citizen's struggle to retain individualism， while highlighting the implausible suppression of humanistic desires （such as freedom and love） even in a paradoxical society which seeks to obfuscate truth- starting with the creation & mandation of a watered-down language to restrict freedom of thought。This book is simultaneously about the/our past， the/our present and the/our future。 Too much to go into individually， so I'm just going to talk about how this applies to our present。 Given the swift advancement and increasing adoption of modern technology such as IoT （which has led to a corresponding decline in security and privacy）， as well as the use of social media as an echo chamber & propagation of mostly populist beliefs （not to mention， superficial highlight reels of people's lives）， we're probably not inching towards an Orwellian nightmare， but already living in one。 。。。more
Xandar Null
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George Orwell is my favorite author， and this book is the main reasonthe book tackles many issues from oppression， love， torture， and ignorance。this is currently my favorite book of all time。A very good plot and exceptional ending， would recommend it to anyone who likes dystopias and is new to the Orwellian concept。
Hadleigh
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I really loved this book。 It was one of the only school-assigned books I've enjoyed， so far。 I really loved this book。 It was one of the only school-assigned books I've enjoyed， so far。 。。。more
Kat
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I am quite angry at the ending but that's okay I am quite angry at the ending but that's okay 。。。more
Marie Lamkey
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Our future written in the pastAs certain parts of our government and destructive groups are attempting to push down our throats， this clarifies that this communist theme has been occurring for many years around the world。 It is built on hate， our beautiful America ， was built that all men created equal。 We are FREE to speak， to live， to pursue happiness。 We，Americans， plan to stay that way， no matter what Evil comes our way。
Sand Cookie
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I need to re read it。 Lol
Lily
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Maybe I expected too much as everyone is always talking about this book， but I just found it incredibly dull。 For such sensational subject matter I struggled to keep reading。 Maybe that's what the new world will look like？ Boring， dull and pointless？ I don't think it could have lived up to the hype honestly。 Maybe I expected too much as everyone is always talking about this book， but I just found it incredibly dull。 For such sensational subject matter I struggled to keep reading。 Maybe that's what the new world will look like？ Boring， dull and pointless？ I don't think it could have lived up to the hype honestly。 。。。more
José Nebreda
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Bueno， pues me sigue dando el mismo mal rollito que me embargo hace ya muchos años， cuando lo leí por primera vez。 Me confieso， sí， me confieso —oye， que no se entere nadie—， culpable de un montón de crimentales。
Ghassan
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A miracle of literature！ I don't know how I have waited this long to read it。 After finishing， I am left with the wish that I could memorise it word by word。 A miracle of literature！ I don't know how I have waited this long to read it。 After finishing， I am left with the wish that I could memorise it word by word。 。。。more
Julio Morales
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My favourite book！ Simply brilliant！
Anya Aubuchon
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um crazy。 changed the way i think and very important to my political development tbh。 i know this is a classic and critically acclaimed and all so it’s no surprise it was good but still。 it was good。 it was interesting thinking about how life could be and it made my feel very philosophical。
Bailey Roberts
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Orwell is the king of "short story long"。 He makes incredibly insightful points， but then reiterates the exact same thing for 30 more pages。 Fantastic essay material， not great novel material。 Orwell is the king of "short story long"。 He makes incredibly insightful points， but then reiterates the exact same thing for 30 more pages。 Fantastic essay material， not great novel material。 。。。more
Maria Teresa
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En definitiva Orwell sabía lo que hacía al escribir esta novela distopica， si bien no hemos llegado a esos extremos mundiales， la situación que propone se puede extrapolar a países que ya cerraron fronteras y viven en su propio mundo。Winston es un gran compañero en este viaje， pues se encuentra justo en el ojo de este huracán， es parte de este controlador， pero al mismo tiempo refleja nuestro descontento con la situación que vive su sociedad， llega a ser bastante rebelde y desafiante， a su maner En definitiva Orwell sabía lo que hacía al escribir esta novela distopica， si bien no hemos llegado a esos extremos mundiales， la situación que propone se puede extrapolar a países que ya cerraron fronteras y viven en su propio mundo。Winston es un gran compañero en este viaje， pues se encuentra justo en el ojo de este huracán， es parte de este controlador， pero al mismo tiempo refleja nuestro descontento con la situación que vive su sociedad， llega a ser bastante rebelde y desafiante， a su manera， no hay una gran conspiración pero si una ruptura en el sistema， por un tiempo。Es una novela atrapante， impactante y hasta terrorífica， que nadie debería quedarse sin leerla y más en esta época ， en la que esto se podría volver realidad。 。。。more
Juliana
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This book has such an important message and it is somewhat prophetic to many countries and how their governments function nowadays。 It is deep and philosophical。It is also boring。 It disguises itself （quite poorly） as a fictional story when most of the time it’s just a lecture。 It is also VERY repetitive which makes reading it a tiring task。I wish I could say I loved this book， but I’ll settle for respecting it and absorbing the message it expresses。
dikshita reads
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A really very impactful writing with great plot。 Also， an amazing use of metaphors in ir。 The end was not what we wanted， it was what needs to happen。 This book is not suitable for beginners as it has some twisted language。
Alex Poe
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this seems like a fabulous system
Garrett Getschow
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Ignorance is bliss。 The first half earned 5 stars， but after Winston read Goldfein’s book for seemingly ages， the storyline of Winston’s transformation felt too roundabout and strayed away from the natural progression of the novel。Some of the reviews on here that compare 1984 to our （American） current state of politics make me laugh， considering that this book may well be a 95% accurate representation of the current state of communist China。 Although since Chinese citizens probably wouldn’t feel Ignorance is bliss。 The first half earned 5 stars， but after Winston read Goldfein’s book for seemingly ages， the storyline of Winston’s transformation felt too roundabout and strayed away from the natural progression of the novel。Some of the reviews on here that compare 1984 to our （American） current state of politics make me laugh， considering that this book may well be a 95% accurate representation of the current state of communist China。 Although since Chinese citizens probably wouldn’t feel that way， maybe the fact that I don’t think 1984 applies to modern day America means I’ve already been indoctrinated。 I love big brother。 （Gun shot）。 。。。more
Alma Ornelas
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Since I read this book， it has become one of my own favorite books of all。 It’s mind blowing and I really loved it。 Definitely would recommend for university/college students。
Isabel
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Esse livro é muito bom。 Também li pra Uerj e eu simplesmente achei uma obra muito valiosa。 Tipo realmente te bota pra pensar em várias coisas。 Tinham umas cenas fortes que realmente me deixaram pensando。 O livro é inteiro letárgico e isso torna a leitura muito profunda。
Silvana Marion Avendaño Maldonado
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 La primera parte se me hizo bastante tediosa y enredada， sin embargo， a medida que se desarrollaba la historia de Winston Smith me fue atrapando hasta el inesperado final。 Me sentí bien identificada con el sistema de realizar política de Chile 🇨🇱Algunas frases que rescato:"Si todo el mundo disfrutará del ocio y la seguridad， la gran masa de personas， que por lo general están embrutecidas por la pobreza terminarán cultivándose y aprendiendo a pensar por sí mismas; y más tarde o temprano， repararí La primera parte se me hizo bastante tediosa y enredada， sin embargo， a medida que se desarrollaba la historia de Winston Smith me fue atrapando hasta el inesperado final。 Me sentí bien identificada con el sistema de realizar política de Chile 🇨🇱Algunas frases que rescato:"Si todo el mundo disfrutará del ocio y la seguridad， la gran masa de personas， que por lo general están embrutecidas por la pobreza terminarán cultivándose y aprendiendo a pensar por sí mismas; y más tarde o temprano， repararían en qué dicha minoría privilegiada carecería de función y acabarían con ella。""Es necesario aislarlos del pasado， igual que de los países extranjeros， porque es preciso que crean que viven mejor que sus antepasados y que el nivel de vida está aumentando constantemente。" 。。。more
Sofia Breder
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Mais uma obra prima de Orwell！
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