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1984

ג'ורג' אורוול, George Orwell

4.05 AVERAGE

zundapp's review against another edition

5.0

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I read this at a time when I was yet unaware of Orwell and how well-known his works are. It absolutely blew my mind.

ganyreads's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

millennialdown's review against another edition

4.75

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I’m mad this was never assigned to me in school, and that I’m just now getting to it in my 30’s. I enjoyed the characters and the world building. I wouldn’t say the characters were “loveable,” but certainly the main character is somewhat relatable. It’s very creepy to me how realistic this novel feels in 2025. Definitely will re-read the physical version in the future.

beyond_the_book's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

servins98's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

the_daddy_long_legs04's review against another edition

5.0

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

mialarche's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark reflective tense slow-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: Yes

vldyke93's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

vdvcha's review against another edition

5.0

dark reflective tense medium-paced

tuvakon's review against another edition

4.5

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Vet ikke helt hvor jeg skal begynne denne anmeldelsen, annet en at jeg sitter igjen med mange inntrykk, og er både fascinert, redd og forvirret. 1984 er en dystopisk fremtidsroman som for min del i stor grad oppleves som samfunnskritikk og en advarsel. Orwell greier på en god måte å skape et verdensbilde som er skremmende nært virkeligheten vi lever i i dag, samtidig som han pakker det inn i en god fortelling om både menneskets indre, humor og kjærlighet. For ei som er meget interessert i historie, samfunn og propaganda var dette midt i blinken, samt en bok som setter i gang mange refleksjoner. Grunnen til at jeg velger å gi den 4 stjerner heller enn 5, er rett og slett fordi jeg ikke likte slutten. Hadde forventet noe mer enn at han bare overga seg (bevist eller ubevist) til partiet. Forventet egentlig en grand finale eller noe. Men slutten er vel bare enda en måte å vise hvilken vei det kommer til å gå med menneskeheten og samfunnet, eller? For alt jeg vet kan det hende jeg misforsto slutten også tihiiii