40k reviews for:

1984

George Orwell

4.05 AVERAGE

ely_jo's review against another edition

3.0

reflective slow-paced

donapetry's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

tammywthebooks's review against another edition

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Why read it when you’re living it. 

bringthesun's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark reflective 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: No

elisakami's review against another edition

5.0

informative reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

hannahmg's review against another edition

3.0

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: N/A

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Whilst 1984 is proclaimed as being revolutionary limits the readers ability to critically evaluate the novel as a whole. Yes the depiction of totalitarianism and hyper control and surveillance of the government "The Party" is well done. However the depiction of women was awful. The misogyny was dripping off the page. The four women that exist in this very male dominated novel were made out to be nothing less than a obsessive wife (Katherine), a stupid mother, a daughter more loyal to the Party than to her father and a young sex obsessed women who catfish's society into believing she is a 'good', 'clean' women. 

I enjoyed reading 1984 and found it compelling, however the level of misogyn within the novel made me question; Is George Orwell misogynistic or is he denouncing misogyn ?
After reading a few articles about George Orwell and his wife and I believe it's more likely to be the first option. 

belabartok's review against another edition

5.0

dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

katietim's review against another edition

5.0

dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

mschat12's review against another edition

5.0

dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

babsisreading's review against another edition

2.0

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for anticommunism propaganda this describes capitalism a little too well