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Reviews tagging 'War'

1984 by George Orwell

514 reviews

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maiabradley's review against another edition

5.0
challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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bookswithlydscl's review against another edition

5.0
challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
2024 re-read, I still love it (though the sections with Winston reading Goldstein's book are unnecessarily long). Re-read to hopefully enhance my reading of 'Julia' and loved having the refresh of pivotal scenes.
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blynn817's review against another edition

4.75
challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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tkivinen's review against another edition

4.5
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
A dystopian classic for a reason. 
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marbledcalico's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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euannn900's review against another edition

5.0
challenging dark reflective tense medium-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: Yes
This book is incredible. It thoroughly deserves it's place as a literature classic. It is dark and challenging, a terrifying reflection on human nature. It is everything that a dystopian should be. The Party has a disturbing control over its people creating such an eerie world.
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heinzbeanboy's review against another edition

5.0
dark inspiring mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.
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kj_219's review against another edition

5.0
challenging dark reflective tense
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oystersauce's review against another edition

3.75
dark reflective tense medium-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: Complicated
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seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition

4.0
dark emotional reflective sad slow-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
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