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1984 by Humberto Eco, Miguel Temprano García, George Orwell, George Orwell
102 reviews
dark
informative
reflective
sad
medium-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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War
Minor: Toxic friendship
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Violence
Moderate: Xenophobia
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism, Classism
Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Torture, Classism
Moderate: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Xenophobia
Minor: Addiction, Alcohol
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Winston is a bitch ass motherfucker L + ratio haha imagine getting yourself fucked over so bad what a fucking loser
I borrowed this from my teacher and read it in about a week or two. The book's concept really captivated me and it also being a classic, I knew I had to give it a read. Even though I'm not the biggest fan of dystopias, 1984 has such an interesting world built around it that even I got my fair share of enjoyment out of it. I found myself sitting the book in hand just reading for hours. My only critique would be thatthe *book* sequence could have been cut a little shorter. It might just be a pet peeve of mine, but I absolutely can not stand such long explanations of things. Especially since it all could've been expressed within a page or two. To me, the *book* sequence was just laying down obvious facts and treating it as this huge revelation. I had to dig myself an audio book version to get through it. And that too, was great misery to me even in 1.75x speed. Nonetheless, I really enjoyed the story.
What surprised me though, was when I was shocked to learn Winston was a huge misogynist. Of course, this is a book from 1949. What else could I have expected, you may ask. And you are right. That was my mistake and I will learn to think better in the future. Either way, I quite honestly started to want dreadful things to happen to him, as one would when they come across someone of this level. Reasonably, he was a motherless, never felt the love of a woman idiotic little -dipshit in my eyes. Absolute fucking wanker. And well... I was right. That's what he was. His mother- no his whole family was gone. I started to understand him, yet could not redeem him in my eyes just because of a sob story. Regardless, he did get some character development after getting a girlfriend. (common case) And I did realize that he in fact is not the worst of the worst.
I can not say, that I like Winston, but I can respect his growth.
Maybe he's not so bad. I would like to apologize for wishing bad on him.
I borrowed this from my teacher and read it in about a week or two. The book's concept really captivated me and it also being a classic, I knew I had to give it a read. Even though I'm not the biggest fan of dystopias, 1984 has such an interesting world built around it that even I got my fair share of enjoyment out of it. I found myself sitting the book in hand just reading for hours. My only critique would be that
What surprised me though, was when I was shocked to learn Winston was a huge misogynist. Of course, this is a book from 1949. What else could I have expected, you may ask. And you are right. That was my mistake and I will learn to think better in the future. Either way, I quite honestly started to want dreadful things to happen to him, as one would when they come across someone of this level. Reasonably, he was a motherless, never felt the love of a woman idiotic little -dipshit in my eyes. Absolute fucking wanker. And well... I was right. That's what he was. His mother- no his whole family was gone. I started to understand him, yet could not redeem him in my eyes just because of a sob story. Regardless, he did get some character development after getting a girlfriend. (common case) And I did realize that he in fact is not the worst of the worst.
I can not say, that I like Winston, but I can respect his growth.
Maybe he's not so bad. I would like to apologize for wishing bad on him.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Violence
Moderate: Xenophobia, War
Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Interesting ideas, still relevant and all that jazz, but why does Winston need to be so disgustingly misogynistic?? I especially thought the idea of how censorship can literally erase the past/truth is relative was interesting (although not necessarily new) but didn't really vibe with the notion of inequality being necessary in the past (I guess they are referring to the agricultural/green revolution but that doesn't excuse or explain aristocracy and medieval class societies/caste systems).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Xenophobia
dark
reflective
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:
No
My first time reading 1984! I was extremely impressed by Orwell’s level of detail. I almost want to call it world-building, though I suppose it’s still the same old Earth Orwell found himself on too. I think it’s important to note that Orwell was not a fortune teller. He was commenting on certain facts of his current reality and extrapolating a possible future, which happened to be remarkably true for a number of reasons. It makes me wonder if he was alive today, what might a 2084 book look like? The reality of this fictional work is scary and depressing, but still fascinating. I was most struck by the relationship between media and memory. Can’t help but think of the modern phenomena of fake news. I particularly enjoyed this audiobook narrator, and I think it added a whole new layer of complexity.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Xenophobia
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, War
Minor: Sexual content
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I hated Winston (the main character) because of the way he talks about and to women (he fantasises about rape and murdering women, etc) but aside from this "character flaw" (wich ultimately represents the way women are treated in this dystopian society, so it's fine) i really liked this book, it's somewhat inspiring but equally terrifying and overall really "entertaining" (as entertaining as a dystopian, terrifying novel can be)!!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Torture, Alcohol, War
Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Xenophobia