1984 by George Orwell

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1984

George Orwell

4.05 AVERAGE

robin023's review against another edition

3.0
challenging dark sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Given the current state of the world I felt I should finally read this book as it come recommend by almost everyone. It contains some good commentary about totalitarian regimes and asks many questions about what makes someone human. I did find it a slog to get through as there are only three plot points. The majority of the book consists of descriptions and Winston's internal monologue. Glad I read it but probably won’t read again. 
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annikalovesbooks's review against another edition

5.0
dark informative reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

leilajimolala's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious
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marygarza11's review against another edition

4.0
Termine enojada y con ganas de golpear a alguien.
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totallynotdumbledore's review against another edition

5.0
challenging dark reflective tense

mitchspencer's review against another edition

4.0
challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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bobbysoup's review against another edition

5.0
dark reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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pride_prejudice_'s review against another edition

2.0
challenging dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
I kind of enjoyed the first half of this book and found the world interesting. I found the second half very dull and monotonous. And I don't think I truly understood the point of the second half. It was very dry and bland. I will look into the point of it for sure but I was really forcing myself through the end jesus.
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fi0's review against another edition

4.0
dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

ilj's review against another edition

5.0
dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced