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chisholmrhys's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
inkaleskela's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
wouterk's review against another edition
5.0
I'm sure a thousand more knowledgeable and more invested people have made great analyses of this classic, but here's my two cents.
A brilliant book. An amazingly impressive and scary thought experiment. All the criticisms that I've read are moot or besides the purpose of this book. I've seen the movie years ago, the book is better. An amazingly impressive treatise on human nature, malleability of the mind and of society, on societal nature and the nature of all political development.
What struck me, was that this book was extremely readable for a book that is over 70 years old. Yes, the chapters in the middle are somewhat lengthy and so are some of the paragraphs, but the language itself was very accessible even though the contents was quite complicated.
I see some people who state that Animal Farm gets the point across better, which might be true, but 1984 really gives us a lot more to think about in terms of social engineering and actual developments in the world around us. Would recommend over and over and am looking forward to read [b:Julia: A Retelling of George Orwell's 1984|199531729|Julia A Retelling of George Orwell's 1984|Sandra Newman|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png|94140994]. I'm curious whether it reaches the same heights as this book.
A brilliant book. An amazingly impressive and scary thought experiment. All the criticisms that I've read are moot or besides the purpose of this book. I've seen the movie years ago, the book is better. An amazingly impressive treatise on human nature, malleability of the mind and of society, on societal nature and the nature of all political development.
What struck me, was that this book was extremely readable for a book that is over 70 years old. Yes, the chapters in the middle are somewhat lengthy and so are some of the paragraphs, but the language itself was very accessible even though the contents was quite complicated.
I see some people who state that Animal Farm gets the point across better, which might be true, but 1984 really gives us a lot more to think about in terms of social engineering and actual developments in the world around us. Would recommend over and over and am looking forward to read [b:Julia: A Retelling of George Orwell's 1984|199531729|Julia A Retelling of George Orwell's 1984|Sandra Newman|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png|94140994]. I'm curious whether it reaches the same heights as this book.
erivers's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
moniqu1na's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
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shyki's review against another edition
3.0
Brilliant ideas but meh execution. I liked the 3rd part of the book, very interesting how the Party brainwashes the main character.