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1984

George Orwell

4.05 AVERAGE

callmeshah's review against another edition

5.0

dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

sinisteri's review against another edition

4.25

dark reflective tense medium-paced

sageh345's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark reflective 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

mindofcat's review against another edition

3.0

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3,5 ⭐

primiwaldi's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bwaba's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

tuesnxt's review against another edition

2.0

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In preparation for read in the Julia retelling of 1984, I re-read the original 40 years after reading it the first time.

Can I just say that 14 year old me overlooked a lot of Winston's misogyny and hatred towards women? I was also surprised that 1984 was frequently assigned to students to read in high school. His vitriol and the weird almost-pedo relationship he has with Julia was glossed over in my original reading.

Honestly, I found re-reading this book to be painful. I’ve revised my rating. For the time, written in 1948, it might have seemed progressive and thought provoking. Today? Not so much.

tepiary431t's review against another edition

3.0

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I’m glad I read it, not my genre, but presents some interesting concepts.

gahoffma's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

8hierbas's review against another edition

5.0

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