Reviews with content warning for Torture - 1984

Characters were insufferable, the main character possibly being the worst. Another anti-soviet book Orwell wrote for either the British government or the CIA with hardly any merit and any time I hear someone call anything "literally 1984" it makes me want to punch them because they sound like the sheep from the other anti-Soviet novel Orwell wrote, "Animal Farm."

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callmeclara's review against another edition

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3.25

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amy332's review against another edition

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challenging dark inspiring reflective tense

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes

4.75

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rocean2002's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

1984 is a must-read. From the get go of the book there is hope. Hope of escaping to a world of truth and freedoms. Maybe or maybe not one of equality. But then, your hopes are dashed as surely as blood on a sidewalk.

The scenes of physical torture were sickening but the mental rewiring might’ve been the scariest part. I desperately hoped that Winston would find a way to out-logic O’Brien but as Orwell writes: “What can you do… against a lunatic who is far more intelligent than yourself, who gives your arguments a fair hearing and then simply persists in his lunacy?”

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brigg_sy's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

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e_simas's review against another edition

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informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

i never read this book for school being the all girls cTholic school that I went to but i wish i had. I feel no resolution to this novel and that my just be the scariest bit that is slowly coming to the forefront of our world

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vupperware's review against another edition

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dark informative reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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kitchenstaff's review against another edition

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dark

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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