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1984
Nineteen Eighty-Four (sometimes abbreviated to 1984) is a classic dystopian novel by English author George Orwell. Published in 1949, it is set in the eponymous year and focuses on a repressive, totalitarian regime. The story follows the life of one seemingly insignificant man, Winston Smith, a civil servant assigned the task of perpetuating the regime's propaganda by falsifying records and political literature. Smith grows disillusioned with his meager existence and so begins a rebellion against the system that leads ... more on en.wikipedia.org
17 reviews
1984 reviews:
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Jan 22, 2009
dystopian tales, my favorite genre. so many of our important cultural references come from 1984 - 'newspeak', 'big brother', 'perpetual war'. ...a must read!
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Apr 2, 2009
culturally relevant. shaps how we look at ourselves. especially good take on the role language plays in culture and personal psychology.
tends to be dismissed as hyperbole. not the most subtle presentation.
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Apr 2, 2009
Very good book. It will force you to think about the ways society functions, and how thought works. Or if you don't care about those things, it probably won't. But it will still be a good read.
Similar to his other books, or at least Animal Farm
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Mar 31, 2009
Always a classic, and a book that everyone not apathetic toward society today should read.
Goes a bit slowly...
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Apr 3, 2009
Recommended for people who realise the importance of the correct use of language (excuse my sloppy english) and who like rats.
Didn't foresee the computer and of course the dystopias of Huxley are much more hedonistic.
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Apr 12, 2009
It was a really good book with a good message. It was thought provoking and different. The characters played very well.
It wasn't written too well. I thought some things got a bit boring, and some details detracted from the story.
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Apr 19, 2009
A classic dystopian novel. Great story.
Moves quite slowly at times. The ideas in the novel have been repeated and refined to produce much better works (Huxley, etc.)
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Jun 23, 2009
A great read. Eerily applicable to today's society. A good treatise on big-brother, big government, and human apathy.
There's a really nasty scene involving some rats! Not for the faint of heart, or the sickeningly optimistic.
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Mar 31, 2009
Reading it right now; enjoying it so far.
Agree that it can drag sometimes. Long passages with no real breaks to stop at.
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Jun 16, 2009
great scenario for the future, entertaining and relevant to the present time
unfortunately, many will have read this in school and had their opinion of it marred by teachers!
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Apr 5, 2009
Extremely relevant.
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Apr 13, 2009
Possibly one of the best social commentaries out there.
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Aug 7, 2009
Very well written book. Interesting take on the "future." Surprised this is read by high schoolers.
Made me feel a little paranoid afterwards. Long chapters, no good place to stop.
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Jul 8, 2009
Great story; classic
It's a good story overall, but it can be a bit dry in some parts
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Sep 20, 2009
Fantastic view of a dysotopian hell.
Very depressing
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Jun 28, 2009
Interesting, still relevant today
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Jan 21, 2010
readable, highly ironic even if it is a bit dated ... relevant yes, but not as much as it was during the long ascent of the USSR
I agree with joyewonder - is dry in parts, perhaps Orwell's polemics are not so well suited to the novel form
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