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1984 by Humberto Eco, Miguel Temprano GarcĂa, George Orwell, George Orwell
91 reviews
I wore my best headphones for this, and I got the full experience. At some point I genuinely thought someone was behind me, passing by ME.
As for the story, I didn't fully know what I signed up for when I started this, and the final scenes will leave a mark on me forever. The music helped, I felt anxious and scared and terrified the whole time
So... a really good read, exactly what I wanted from this book!!!
Be prepared to never have faith in humanity again and be terrified of extremist government đź«
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture
Moderate: Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Dementia, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Abandonment, War
Minor: Vomit
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence
However, the story itself was simply not something I could get that interested in. I didn't like the characters, the plot was very lacking and I found it hard to care about story. I respect the story for what it is which is a vessel for exploring this fictional world and the ideas that make it so horrible of a society but I barely enjoy it simply as a story.
In summary: Uninteresting story, well-handled subject, disturbing (good) worldbuilding and a dark warning that needs to be heard.
Graphic: Torture
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence
Minor: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Xenophobia, Stalking, War
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Murder
Upon re-reading, this is book is oddly more minimalistic than I remembered. But I think its simplicity is its strength as a manifesto. It's time to stop deeming texts like these as weirdly prophetic and recogize that we know exactly what we're doing wrong and always have.
Here's to 13 more years of never being able to shut up about this book.
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, War, Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Stalking
Minor: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, War
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Blood
Minor: Child death, Drug use, Rape
Graphic: Body horror, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Vomit, Death of parent, War
But for real - I was waiting for Winston's submission to be his entry as a double agent/into the brotherhood.
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, Murder, War
Minor: Cursing, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Stalking, Acephobia/Arophobia
Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Alcohol, War