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therobinjoyce's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This book really isn’t for the faint of heart. Obviously, 1984 was written well before our day and the style of writing evidently shows that, but the principles and concepts conveyed in the pages of this book are very thought-provoking (as all of George Orwell's books are) and relevant even today.
Amazingly, he has created a dystopian world far different from what the reality of 1984 was actually like, but one, nonetheless, that is a stark warning to mankind if they continue down certain paths even nowadays.
Throughout the pages of the book, Orwell warns of the serious danger totalitarianism poses to society and goes to extreme lengths to demonstrate the terrifying degree of power and control which a totalitarian regime can acquire and maintain even without the use of much modern technology.
It was truly frightening to behold at certain points and definitely one to read. If you're after a gripping, dark, dystopian tale of seemingly doomed hope and espionage against a totalitarian government, you will most likely be thrilled to read this book. If however, you suffer from any kind of nervous disposition, please do not attempt this novel. One look at the content warnings below will give you a good understanding of why I say this...
TRIGGER WARNING: Torture, Violence, Physical Abuse, Confinement, Misogyny, Death, Forced Institutionalization, Sexism, Gore, Sexual Content, Body Horror, Emotional Abuse, Rape, Sexual Violence, Suicidal Thoughts, Murder, Gaslighting, Xenophobia, Blood, War, Alcohol, Hate Crime, Genocide, Body Shaming, Gun Violence, Alcoholism, Medical Content, Cursing, Child Death
Graphic: Torture, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Genocide, Hate crime, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Death, Child death, Body horror, Body shaming, and Blood
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Alcohol
senny's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, and Torture
Moderate: Death of parent and Death
Minor: Rape
runningfromlions's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Body horror and Gore
Minor: Alcohol
madeleine_wilks's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
AND WE ARE ALL SO EASILY INFLUENCED
OH NO
ARE WE EVEN SENTIENT? HOW CAN SENTIENCE BE SO EASILY AND LOGICALLY TAKEN FROM US?
WHAT DO WE CONTROL, REALLY?
THE GOVERNMENT WILL TURN US ALL INTO SLAVES. THERE IS NO HOPE FOR US.
(As for how good is the book- it's George Orwell. Does he really need my voice, as well as a bazillion others, talking about how glorious his work is? Yes? Well he’s great.)
Graphic: Torture
Moderate: Sexual content, Death, and Cursing
ivana's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Violence, and Torture
Moderate: Cursing