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1984

George Orwell

4.05 AVERAGE

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

Such an intriguing book. The pacing is not the best but the novel is unsettling all the way through with nothing but the feeling of misery being present at all times. Absolutely incredible twists, traumatizng third act and an extremely haunting and thought-provoking ending that will leave you staring at the wall for 30 minutes after finishing the story. Wild that this could be our reality one day. Overall, an amazing but depressing read. Probably will reread it some time in the future.
8.5/10
reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

Scary and depressing, but really interesting. 
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Bears reading a few times - I have a new appreciation for some parts (and an ongoing dislike of some other inferences).

it was good. build up was nice, and the torture scenes are insane. very fascinating read

4.7, it was a good read but no straight man thinks of another like winston did of o'brien.
dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
dark reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

that took almost 9 months to finish! i’m glad i did! i don’t know what to say i think it is funny what most people quote from here is “perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as understood” i would probably quote “you are the guardian of the human spirit. you shall see yourself as you are” that’s just me :-)