40.1k reviews for:

1984

Kurt Wagenseil, George Orwell

4.05 AVERAGE

darahaati's review against another edition

5.0

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damn

tfrock's review against another edition

4.75

dark reflective medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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There could have been a less torture. That was a bit hard to read

wardmxgan7's review against another edition

3.0

dark tense slow-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

prespedro's review against another edition

5.0

dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hotaud's review against another edition

4.5

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I actually like big brother so.. idk what his issue was 

rakstelytem's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hunkinator's review against another edition

5.0

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4.5

aribk17's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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

belle1004's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 26%

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Audio narrator was really boring AND the sound had these weird cut offs & beeps - would try again with a different recording/book

jbs7's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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: Yes

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This wasn’t meant to be an instruction manual, but those behind “Project 2025” appear to be using it in that way. Orwell was more prescient than any of us appreciated. Just ahead of his time, perhaps this should have been titled 2034. 

Very well written and readable  tale of an authoritarian state that has made a science of thought control.