Reviews

Nineteen Eighty-Four: The Jura Edition by George Orwell

cocopopsmonkey's review against another edition

Was enjoying reading it-- got as far as end of Part 1. I was reading along with a friend but we had to stop the readalong. Hoping to pick it back up sometime

reellyfish's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

It’s a classic for a reason; 1984 is truly fantastic novel. Part 3 had me captivated and I could not put the book down. 

melmogle's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

jenmangler's review against another edition

3.0

I wavered between giving this three stars or two - the infodump of Winston reading the Goldstein book irritated me and almost pushed me to a two, as it seemed such a lazy way to convey necessary information, and I didn't find the story very engaging, but ultimately I went with three stars because of the ideas in this book. I hate that they're still so relevant. Reading 1984 in 2018 really sucks.

jessileemiller's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

nms5989's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

ericbrasiln's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

bry_z_lee's review against another edition

5.0

“In all the useful arts the world is either standing still or going backwards. The fields are cultivated with horse plows while books are written by machinery.”

leefybeaf's review against another edition

4.0

(4 stars as of April 21st reread)

Yeah, I thought this book was 3 stars when I read it for school. After some relistening... this has changed. Thanks.

thebonekingdom's review against another edition

2.75

I studied some ideas presented in this book in philosophy, and it was finally time for me to read it and experience them first-hand. 

It was okay, however

"He would flog her to death with a rubber truncheon. He would tie her naked to a stake and shoot her full of arrows like Saint Sebastian. He would ravish her and cut her throat at the moment of climax. Better than before, moreover, he realized why it was that he hated her. He hated her because she was young and pretty and sexless, because he wanted to go to bed with her and would never do so, because round her sweet supple waist, which seemed to ask you to encircle it with your arm, there was only the odious scarlet sash, aggressive symbol of chastity."

is still hauting me to this day. 
The MC's hatred toward women in the first part of the book was just annoying, and it made it hard for me to enjoy the book.