Reviews with content warning for Sexual violence - 1984

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

102 reviews

wonderlantis's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

My third read through. An amazing, and extremely relevant, read about fascism that created multiple words that are still important in today’s political sphere. The author’s own life leant a lot of inspiration to this story as he worked as an imperial police officer for a number of years before quitting abruptly and becoming a writer who wrote and spoke often about the horrors of fascism and the abusive systems he was once a part of. His writing absolutely transcends time. Greatly recommend reading this if you haven’t done so yet. You will be shocked how much it parallels modern times despite being written right after WWII.

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novembers_witch's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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ashteroids's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

“Who controls the past, controls the future. Who controls the present, controls the past.”

A nauseating yet necessary read. If you told me this book was written yesterday, I’d fully believe you. Of course that was the point, but it’s still horrifying how comparable it is to our current political climate.

It’s unsettling, realistic, defeating, crushing, and so very heartbreaking. I felt sick and emotional throughout, and now that I’ve finished it, even though it’s been a few hours I’m left with sadness and unease, and still finding myself crying thinking about it.

This is one of those books that are typically in high school curriculums, but I am so glad I read it for the first time as an adult at 26. I don’t think I would’ve fully understood and appreciated the impact this book has when I was a teenager, and most likely wouldn’t have returned to it. And if you had read it when you were in high school, reread it. I may need to come back to this book myself.

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toasterthief's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark reflective sad 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

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its_just_peachy's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

It was a very thought provoking book and very interesting to see how similar things have happened in the real world years after the book was written. The Stasi being very similar with the ‘telescreens’ and spying and though police. It was a very interesting read and not a happy book.

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briejoy's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 7%

Violently misogynistic

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matty_joe319's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

When I read this book in high-school it was - I'll be honest - a bit of a snooze-fest. I don't know whether that's the format or the fact that it was in school or the fact that I was a 17-year-old whose brain hadn't finished developing yet. But good god - the format of this elevates the story so well, adding to the intensity while still honoring the actual content and commentary. The actors are of course phenomenal, but what really blew me away was the sound design. What can be a very technical and sometimes overly intellectual book becomes extremely visceral and immersive, turning a dystopian novel into something that felt more like horror. There are definitely some passages that wax poetic for a while, and some philosophizing moments that drag a bit, but that was a complaint I had of the original book just as much, if not more. Overall, such a cool format, such an excellently produced adaptation - from performances to production - and such a unique experience.

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alice_chrd's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 66%

The book would have been good, had George Orwell’s misogyny and hatred towards women not been so pervasive and deeply woven into the narrative. While the novel’s exploration of authoritarianism and surveillance is thought-provoking, its portrayal of women—as shallow, manipulative, or merely tools for male development—undermines the story’s broader message. Furthermore, the omission of women’s oppression in a dystopian world, where such marginalization is typically central, seems quite convenient.

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