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1984 by Umberto Eco, Miguel Temprano García, George Orwell, George Orwell

273 reviews

jorose's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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catarulfermecat's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It started off a bit slow but then, once it picked up the pace, I could hardly put it down. Such a great read, I think everyone should read it. It's such an important book. The ending left me with my jaw dropped! Amazing read, will likely reread in the future

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browniel14's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark 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

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chainsawheartbooks's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Fucking hell.

I’ve never read or watched 1984 before, so of course I chose the most tumultuous time to finally engage with it, and all I feel is angry, at the ending, at the injustice for individuality, and certainly at the relevance to today.

The cast were all absolutely brilliant, Garfield, Erivo and Scott were always going to be golden, but I feel Romesh Ranganathan deserves a huge round of applause for his role as Parsons, I even did a double take when I heard his voice as I was that taken aback by this brilliant comedian starring in such a hard hitting audio drama, but please give me more!

I’ve recommended people check this edition out already, and yet I’m still going to pester people until I’ve run out of people to talk to, it’s just that good!

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annahamburger's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Girlboss gaslight gatekeep

But for real - I was waiting for Winston's submission to be his entry as a double agent/into the brotherhood.

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katekatiekait's review against another edition

3.5

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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miyasam's review against another edition

3.0

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It's intended purpose appears to be a criticism of a communist, totalitarian police state. Ironically, now, it seems just as responsive and relevant to Western capitalistic structures. In the story, "The Book" shows another way to view current events.

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susug's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Masterful

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blue_reader's review against another edition

5.0

dark sad 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: Yes

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yuditk's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad 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: Complicated

1984 started off very well. I loved George Orwell's writing, I was loving his descriptions, and the story was keeping me at the edge of my seat. I am someone who loves dystopian novels, so that I was loving this was not a surprise. This was true for most of the book but I wish Orwell had kept the momentum of the story up. Instead he decided to take a turn towards the end of the book and insert one of his essays. Yes, the essay was related but it was definitely not as interesting. I found myself reading but not really understanding. Maybe I am just not smart enough for Orwell, or maybe I just stopped caring. Either way, after the essay was over, I had trouble getting back into the story. Orwell took the plot into a dark hole and I felt that the last part of the book was not as strong as the beginning. If Orwell had kept the momentum going, I feel I would have given this a higher rating. Overall I did not dislike 1984, but I want to read more into what exactly Orwell was trying to say by his ending aside from the obvious.

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