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1984 by George Orwell

121 reviews

kibbles15's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

The last time I read this book, I gave the book 1 star. I don't remember my reasoning, but I think it had something to do with the intense descriptions of torture in the last part of the book. Now that I am older, I appreciate this book for what it is. It is a well written (disturbing) book. I would recommend a person read the book at least once in their lives. That being said, I still only give the book 3 stars because the plot moves very slowly and is very explanatory.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Violence, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Police brutality

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Death, and War

pott's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

 Winston is a bitch ass motherfucker L + ratio haha imagine getting yourself fucked over so bad what a fucking loser

I found the book quite satisfactory. Its concept really captivated me and the whole setting of it was quite haunting, yet alluring to me. I found myself sitting the book in hand just reading for hours. My only critique would be that

the *book* sequence could have been cut a little shorter. It might just be a pet peeve of mine, but I absolutely can not stand that long of explanations of things, especially if it all could be expressed in much shorter ways. I had to dig myself an audiobook version on the side to get through it and that too, was great misery to me even in 1.75x speed.

Nontheless my slander, I enjoyed the book quite a bit.

What surprised me though, was when I was shocked to learn Winston was a huge misogynist. Of course, this is a book from 1949! What else could I have expected, you may ask. And you are right. That was my mistake and I will learn to think better in the future. Either way, I quite honestly started to want dreadful things to happen to him, as one would when they come across a misogynistic white man. Reasonably, he was a motherless, never felt the love of a woman idiotic little -dipshit in my eyes. Absolute fucking wanker. And well... I was right. That's what he was. His mother- no his whole family was gone. I started to understand him, yet could not redeem him in my eyes just because of a sob story. Regardless, he did get some character development after getting a girlfriend. (common case) And I did realise that he in fact is not the worst of the worst. 

I can not say, that I like Winston, but I can respect his growth. 

Maybe he's not so bad. I would like to apologize and redract my ratio.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Torture

Moderate: War and Xenophobia

Minor: Rape and Suicidal thoughts

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

1984 is George Orwell's dystopian look at the future. Dystopias are drawn from the present, taking one or two things that are and exaggerate them until they become what could be. Some are more accurate than others, and the more accurate a dystopia, the scarier it tends to be, The surveillance state coming out of the Second World War and the Red Scare of the Cold War, all lead into the Telescreens, the retconning of history, Thought Police and Big Brother. 

1984 is a terrifying look at what could be. It was also not intended to be an instruction manual, but a look at what happens when things are taken far, far, far too far. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Death, Genocide, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, War, Addiction, Alcoholism, Torture, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Blood, Grief, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Body horror, Classism, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Excrement and Vomit

catrinaplace's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

A part of my soul just went missing and oops, I think it was this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Police brutality

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Dementia, and Medical trauma

Minor: Misogyny, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Acephobia/Arophobia, Rape, and Sexism

laurenleigh's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

My first time reading 1984! I was extremely impressed by Orwell’s level of detail. I almost want to call it world-building, though I suppose it’s still the same old Earth Orwell found himself on too. I think it’s important to note that Orwell was not a fortune teller. He was commenting on certain facts of his current reality and extrapolating a possible future, which happened to be remarkably true for a number of reasons. It makes me wonder if he was alive today, what might a 2084 book look like? The reality of this fictional work is scary and depressing, but still fascinating. I was most struck by the relationship between media and memory. Can’t help but think of the modern phenomena of fake news. I particularly enjoyed this audiobook narrator, and I think it added a whole new layer of complexity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Xenophobia

Moderate: Murder, War, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual content

sinaprst's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I read this book 2 years ago and it still sits with me to this day and I think about it at least once a day. 
Though written in 1948 it still feels modern and discusses issues that have never been more important. 
I think everyone should read this book at least once in their life, believe me, you won`t regret it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Gaslighting and Forced institutionalization

jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Body horror, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Hate crime, Infertility, Misogyny, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Death, Drug use, Gore, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Grief, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and War

tiana_king's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The world building could’ve been done much better but when you get to the last quarter of the book, it’s most interesting. It was all a set up for the author to monologue about human nature, the cyclic nature of society, and the very Voldemort-esque final message of “power for the sake of power”. Despite it being a monologue it’s pretty thought provoking so I still think it was decent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Moderate: Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, and War

zos's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I know this is a "classic" but it might be one of the books that solidified my love for the dystopian genre. I love the world that was built, I love the characters and the decision that they make. This is one of my re-reads every year or so. I keep a physical copy of this book in my car in case I go anywhere and need something to read (once my phone and kindle die).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Torture, Violence, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Confinement, Death, and Police brutality

Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, and Racial slurs

Minor: Racism and Homophobia

garden_goyle's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

the fact that the american right loves to quote this is absolutely hilarious especially when they use it in reference to communism lmaoooo

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

Minor: Death