41.2k reviews for:

1984

George Orwell

4.05 AVERAGE

elviraagnes10's review against another edition

4.75

challenging hopeful informative inspiring 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

mariana_andrade's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

cornustella's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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damn. guess now it makes sense why it's banned

the_a_ry's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

caleah's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark reflective tense slow-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: No

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2 étoiles, mais seulement parce que j’ai du me forcer à le finir, par mal-être.

jfers's review against another edition

5.0

dark reflective 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: Complicated

mysamcatfan's review against another edition

3.5

dark tense slow-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Kidnapping, Alcohol

Moderate: Xenophobia, War

ealasaidanna'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

karmaplace's review against another edition

4.0

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I enjoyed this, particularly the last few chapters were quite haunting (and therefore stood out to me). It was no [b:Animal Farm|7613|Animal Farm|George Orwell|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1424037542s/7613.jpg|2207778] though, which remains my favorite.

Read this book if you haven't. It's extremely relevant. If the entire book were as intense as the final chapters, this would have easily gotten 5 stars from me. The missing star is taste-based only and doesn't reflect whether this book is actually good or not. It is in fact very good, just not a favorite of mine.

pamelo's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark reflective medium-paced