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

319 reviews

koala2ana's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

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kylxigh's review against another edition

2.0

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Didn’t love it. I especially hated

when she slipped him a note that said “i love you” when she had just been following him around and there hadn’t been a ton of interactions

. The love story aspect was stupid. I thought it would be a bit better - I appreciated the highlight of a dystopian society. I just wish they had delved into it a bit deeper.

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thegreatnoodles's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Ten years ago for school we studied the general themes of this book and had a brief video summary of its events, ten years later and the themes of Whose Reality still remain important today. In a world of growing misinformation, growing authoritarianism, growing censorship and mass propaganda the threats of the dystopian future of 1984 become ever closer. Especially if one looks the direction of America.

I have seen people argue this book is misogynistic, however I feel the protagonist (and the world within) is misogynistic but not necessarily the author. The vast, vast majority of themes and events in this book are meant to be seen as bad, and our protagonist is equally a terrible person (who just so happens to be against the tyrannical government). He has fantasies of murdering not just women, but men too. The book isn’t promoting anti-women rhetoric no more than it is promoting anti-children rhetoric (with the Spies and blatant Hitler-Youth inspired groups)

Overall an unsettling and worthwhile read!

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abbyisthewalrus's review against another edition

2.0

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

I think I need to give this book another chance at another time. It was kind of boring. The writing intrigued me but I felt that concepts were a thousand times more interesting than the story itself. I’m open to giving it another shot, but this time around it was just a big bummer with no redemptions. I also kinda feel like a victim of The Party as someone who grew up post internet… I knew Big Brother the show before I knew 1984… so maybe I’m just annoyed that I’m probably a little brainwashed

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jujubeeereads's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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meaglovesbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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cosmoscryptid's review against another edition

5.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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kayleajayne's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional informative sad 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

The political aspect is worth the read, but man, is this book depressing. It makes you questions all types of government and humanity in general. The message of dystopian government control and the mechanisms of how it was accomplished is an important one. But it’s heavy and sad.

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xmythologicx's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark informative mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

It's a great book and I can understand the discussion around it, but it was a little hard to conceptualize for me

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robbiebobby's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It was a bit hard to get into the book at first, but eventually it hooked me in. the writing was a tad flowery, but at the same time, phenomenal. Crazy thing is that I wouldn't call it a fictional book anymore.

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