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1984

George Orwell

4.05 AVERAGE


Good morals, I guess. but it felt like too much of an essay for me, and I really didn't care about the characters at all. The last part was pretty creepy though.

La supremacía conseguida a través del dominio del pensamiento es la supremacía total de la sociedad. La historia es cíclica, los "Altos" luchan por preservar el poder, los "Medianos" conspiran para sustituir a los altos e impregnarse de sus privilegios, y los "Bajos" sueñan con una sociedad equitativa. Al final, los medianos engañan a los bajos, ofreciéndoles falsas promesas para que los ayuden a rebelarse contra los altos, pero cuando esto se cumple, todo sigue igual y lo único que ha cambiado ha sido el nombre del trono.
La esclavitud es la libertad; Ama al Gran Hermano, odia al prójimo.
El proletariado es el esclavo del tiempo. Trabajos forzosos que les nubla el raciocinio, preocupaciones vitales que les impide ejercer su libre albedrío, porque total, que es más importante, ¿dar un trozo de pan a tus hijos o rebelarse contra aquellos que nos enjaulan?
"Until they become conscious they will never rebel and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious."

Libro recomendado para aquellos amantes de la narrativa anglosajona y para quiénes deseen tener un punto de vista más amplio sobre la política de los dos últimos siglos.

Libro NO recomendado para aquellos que no tengan un estado mental positivo actualmente. Los finales felices no existen en historias en las que el término felicidad fue enterrado junto a todo sentimiento humano.
dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
medium-paced
dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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

I would've given it 4 stars but there were parts so obviously written by a man.
adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes