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foolishoneslibrary's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I really enjoyed it but I think I was just kinda reading the words by the end
caro120299's review against another edition
reflective
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? No
4.5
namrata_jain's review against another edition
5.0
I love the way he writes. He never assumes much about his reader and at the same time trusts them entirely to understand what he writes.
Either ways, the book was a great read, whether you take it as fiction or a political satire. There are so many things about this book that will probably haunt me for the longest time. "You are the dead", Winston's turn at Room 101, the truth is what is collectively believed and not what you believe, despite of being right.. and O'Brian's(and the inner party members') utter, complete and failproof belief in his lunatic view of the world. Not sure if pure power can really sustain itself that long, but the rat race of making more and more money has made current times come to a similarity that's striking and hence, really scary.
As a side note, it's interesting to realize how, despite of belonging to the same race, man has the power to inflict extreme pain and torture on it's own kind and at the same time also has the power to endure it.
Either ways, the book was a great read, whether you take it as fiction or a political satire. There are so many things about this book that will probably haunt me for the longest time. "You are the dead", Winston's turn at Room 101, the truth is what is collectively believed and not what you believe, despite of being right.. and O'Brian's(and the inner party members') utter, complete and failproof belief in his lunatic view of the world. Not sure if pure power can really sustain itself that long, but the rat race of making more and more money has made current times come to a similarity that's striking and hence, really scary.
As a side note, it's interesting to realize how, despite of belonging to the same race, man has the power to inflict extreme pain and torture on it's own kind and at the same time also has the power to endure it.
jobridge's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
riilleey's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
thenerdycowgirl's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely terrifying! This is one only two books I’ve ever tabbed! One quote absolutely floored me!
coreym9's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
4.0
charlote_1347's review against another edition
4.0
'Nineteen Eighty Four' is a novel almost everyone is aware of by the time they hit eighteen. Some have even managed to read it. Sixth form crawled past without forcing me to read this book - I chose 'Brave New World' and 'The Handmaid's Tale' instead. While I will never regret reading the former, I would have swapped the latter for ANY. OTHER. BOOK, including 'Nineteen Eighty Four'. Dystopia was the predominant genre of most of the books I studied four years ago, but some depictions certainly outshine others and Orwell's novel is an example of this. His narrative, from beginning to end, is atrociously well-written and spine-chillingly honest. I grew more and more horrified with Winston's journey as the novel continued and I'd prepared myself for the second half of the story. An issue I sometimes have with fiction is that I can't get behind a world if I don't sympathise with the main character. Winston, in this instance, is arguably one of the most sympathetic characters I've ever come across simply because he submits under circumstances that would break any of us. He is a representation of every person and the lines in our minds that we don't like to think about. That we, in fact, shy away from with everything we have. I can't list this book as one of my favourites, nor can I rate it five stars - it's far too hopeless for that-, but I will recognise that the writing is superb, the characterisation and world-building transcend the written word and become startlingly like reality and the final sentence, "He loved Big Brother", will stay with me for a long time to come.