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1984

Kurt Wagenseil, George Orwell

4.05 AVERAGE

violet_flowers's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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: Yes

reddari's review against another edition

4.25

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

zozozee's review against another edition

5.0

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A book from about a half a century ago perfectly capturing the kind of society we are living in today..... this an extremely important read if you want to understand how surveillance and control under totalitarian regimes operate.

willosreads's review against another edition

5.0

dark tense medium-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: Yes

carloscoloredfunk's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sinekdekee's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark tense medium-paced

amymerath's review against another edition

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I just couldn’t get into it. The thought police was a little weird to me… I’ll retry it later. Need something more light hearted

meggoodwin's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark 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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I know it’s a classic and considered one of the most important books of the 20th Century, but honestly it was kinda difficult to get through. At times I can see where critics are coming from but it’s just a bit too intellectual for me

sonjalooovesbooks's review against another edition

3.0

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orwells ego shines through the writing, overall a powertrip

stitchingwithfru's review against another edition

5.0

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Esta relectura de 1984 me ha vuelto a fascinar. La novela sigue siendo una obra maestra que atrapa con su atmósfera opresiva y su crítica al control totalitario. Orwell construye un mundo inquietante que invita a reflexionar sobre la libertad, la verdad y el poder, temas que siguen siendo muy actuales. Volver a sumergirme en la historia y en los dilemas de Winston me hizo valorar aún más la fuerza y vigencia del libro. Sin duda, una lectura imprescindible para cualquiera que quiera entender los peligros de la manipulación y el autoritarismo.