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

199 reviews

spock22a's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

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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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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juan_adhd_reading's review against another edition

3.5

dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This review is specifically for the Audible adaptation of the novel, starring Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, and Andrew Scott.

I'd like to start by saying that the performances in this audiobook were fantastic, which is of course to be expected for such a stacked cast.

That being said, I don't think this should be your first approach to the novel if you haven't yet read it. This is a highly summarized and abridged version, and without the world building, and the character's internal monologue there is a lot you could miss.

I will say that I hated the character of Winston in the original novel, due to his highly misogynistic views. I understand that it makes sense internally in the novel, with Winston growing up in a highly authoritarian state, but I'm glad they cut a lot of it back in the novel.

This is, of course, a classic in the dystopian genre, having shown the highly detrimental effects of a totalitarian surveillance state on its people, the modification of language, the creation of propaganda, the indoctrination of children, and the erasure of history. All of these are kept in this adaptation, so I think if you read this before, you'll love it!

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goldensisyphus's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark informative 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: Yes

Absolutely magnificent and disturbing.

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gabriela_carolinacf's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

“1984 is the expression of a mood, and it is a warning.”

Read it just read it …

Maybe I should move to the woods away from everything, but they’ll be able to find me there as well.

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