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1984 (Unabridged) by George Orwell

guntaschanni's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

zoe_m's review against another edition

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1.0

Review coming. Need to get past my emotional reaction before I can talk about the writing.

martheisreading's review against another edition

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4.0

J'ai mis énormément de temps à lire ce roman d'anticipation. Il me faisait un peu peur. J'ai chez moi un livre de poche, mais les polices sont tellement petites que ma lecture était inconfortable. Je l'ai emprunté à la bibliothèque quand je l'ai vu en format broché et avec une nouvelle traduction. Je pensais que la lecture serait difficile mais au final, je l'ai lu assez rapidement, et j'ai vraiment ressenti le stress et l'appréhension de Winston, de se faire arrêté.

Je suis heureuse d'avoir lu ce classique, que je relirai c'est certain. Ce monde dystopique fait penser à notre monde actuel, même si dans le roman tout est exagéré mais on peut comparé big brother avec nos téléphones qu'on ne peut plus quitter, le contrôle des médias sur nous, notamment lors du COVID... ça fait réfléchir...

maxe585's review against another edition

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adventurous dark inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

cursedwithawesome's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective 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? Yes

4.5

stopchoresreadmore's review against another edition

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

1.0

2121's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

miche29's review against another edition

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slow-paced

3.0

luredemia's review against another edition

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5.0

I need to reread this again. I seen a quote, "Make George Orwell fiction again" and I agree- no more big brother! Anyways, love this book a lot. (Still remembering the ending, sigh.)

lholmi's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective

3.5