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panycanela's review against another edition
5.0
1984 de George Owell, si bien es una novela ubicada en la época que indica su título, puede ser extraída y adaptada a situaciónes pasadas, presentes o futuras; esto es porque el "mensaje" de la obra crítica duramente el gobierno, o más bien el poder en si mismo, y como nuestro actuar o no actuar y el cómo, es un concepto humano clave, pero muchas veces predecible.
La manera en la que no expresa nada con tanta naturalidad es algo que en algún momento pasamos, siempre va a haber alguien que mo quiera nuestra opinión.
La parte en la que jura a O'brien lealtad a la hermandad, era ese realmente Winston? O era una parte de él que quería un cambio, y que en realidad deja claro que mo le importaban las personas, la sociedad. Al final que era mas importante, la supervivencia de la verdad o de la humanidad.
¿que es la humanidad si verdad, y que es la verdad sin la humanidad?
La manera en la que no expresa nada con tanta naturalidad es algo que en algún momento pasamos, siempre va a haber alguien que mo quiera nuestra opinión.
La parte en la que jura a O'brien lealtad a la hermandad, era ese realmente Winston? O era una parte de él que quería un cambio, y que en realidad deja claro que mo le importaban las personas, la sociedad. Al final que era mas importante, la supervivencia de la verdad o de la humanidad.
¿que es la humanidad si verdad, y que es la verdad sin la humanidad?
kathy10's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
bobbyd329's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
filipasduarte's review against another edition
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
an_aim's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
i_need_new_books's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
luciethinks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I can definitely say and see that this book being everyone's favorite makes sense. It's a great, unfortunately realistic view of what happens under totalitarianism, and, oh so not surprisingly, also happen to be a reflection of our own "modern society".
Saw the end coming from a hundred miles away, and still, managed to surprise me on the way it was written. Good to notice that the writing itself isn't the easiest, especially when you're not a native English speaker, and yet it remained a true pleasure to read this book.
Found it a bit slow at times, and if it made me think a lot, it's still not a world-shattering piece of literature, FOR ME ; which is why it's not getting the full 5 stars.
Saw the end coming from a hundred miles away, and still, managed to surprise me on the way it was written. Good to notice that the writing itself isn't the easiest, especially when you're not a native English speaker, and yet it remained a true pleasure to read this book.
Found it a bit slow at times, and if it made me think a lot, it's still not a world-shattering piece of literature, FOR ME ; which is why it's not getting the full 5 stars.
bethchatsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
This book is one wild ride! I love that in around 300 pages this book can keep surprising you with twists and turns. I enjoyed the dark dystopian backdrop to this novel and I loved the use of language and memory as weapons of suppression. I really enjoyed the complex relationship between Julia and Winston and I felt it allowed the story to have a deeper layer of narrative. The only point in the book that I dragged myself through was the bit in the middle of the book when Winston is reading Goldsteins Book and the few pages of that is rather academic and stuffy and could have been condensed or revised in my opinion. Also the ending was slightly dragged out for me but I am not sure whether that’s because I read the book fragmentarily throughout the week. Overall though I really loved the book. I think it has so much to say about the modern world we live in and I think it deserves multiple reads in one lifetime to fully glean out Orwell’s genius. For now I am content giving it 4 out of 5 stars.
lolacm's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5