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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
Themes or characters that resonated with me: It is easy to empathize with Winston Smith. His constant internal monologue about his situation, about other people, expectations, fitting in, defiant thoughts, are all very relatable to my everyday life.
Emotions, thoughts, or memories it brought up in me: Thinking of Winston and Julia, it does stir deeply human emotions of the desire for connectedness and reality. The end of the book shows that sometimes it is more comforting and less anguishing to simply submit no matter the cost.
Opinion about the author or writing style: This book highlights the dangers of a society in which all information is coming from second hand sources. Today it is almost impossible to know what is real and what is truth. Every piece of information we consume is through social media or other internet sources, which are so easily manipulated by those in power that the only truth we can hold on to is our own lived experiences. This is not just a problem of the right or left but of all information in our society. It is essentially impossible to get anything from a source without at least some bias.
Favorite Passage:
“But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.”
_________
“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.”
My ratings-
Writing Style: 95
Relatability: 95
Originality: 95
Personal impact: 95
Plot: 90
Emotions, thoughts, or memories it brought up in me: Thinking of Winston and Julia, it does stir deeply human emotions of the desire for connectedness and reality. The end of the book shows that sometimes it is more comforting and less anguishing to simply submit no matter the cost.
Opinion about the author or writing style: This book highlights the dangers of a society in which all information is coming from second hand sources. Today it is almost impossible to know what is real and what is truth. Every piece of information we consume is through social media or other internet sources, which are so easily manipulated by those in power that the only truth we can hold on to is our own lived experiences. This is not just a problem of the right or left but of all information in our society. It is essentially impossible to get anything from a source without at least some bias.
Favorite Passage:
“But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.”
_________
“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.”
My ratings-
Writing Style: 95
Relatability: 95
Originality: 95
Personal impact: 95
Plot: 90
Scary and depressing, but really interesting.
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Bears reading a few times - I have a new appreciation for some parts (and an ongoing dislike of some other inferences).
it was good. build up was nice, and the torture scenes are insane. very fascinating read
4.7, it was a good read but no straight man thinks of another like winston did of o'brien.
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
that took almost 9 months to finish! i’m glad i did! i don’t know what to say i think it is funny what most people quote from here is “perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as understood” i would probably quote “you are the guardian of the human spirit. you shall see yourself as you are” that’s just me :-)