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219 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781846689192
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Ingenious, chilling and darkly comic, "1985" is a terrifying vision of the future by the 'great postmodern storehouse of British writing', Anthony Burgess. In characteristically daring style, Anthony Burgess combines two responses to Orwell's 1984...
Community Reviews Summary of 81 reviews
Moods
challenging 75%
dark 75%
adventurous 25%
emotional 25%
informative 25%
inspiring 25%
tense 25%
Pace
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | N/A: 33% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 33% | N/A: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 16% | N/A: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, HomophobiaModerate
Child abuse, Classism, ViolenceMinor
Pedophilia, Islamophobia, War
219 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781846689192
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Ingenious, chilling and darkly comic, "1985" is a terrifying vision of the future by the 'great postmodern storehouse of British writing', Anthony Burgess. In characteristically daring style, Anthony Burgess combines two responses to Orwell's 1984...
Community Reviews Summary of 81 reviews
Moods
challenging 75%
dark 75%
adventurous 25%
emotional 25%
informative 25%
inspiring 25%
tense 25%
Pace
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | N/A: 33% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 33% | N/A: 16%Loveable characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 16% | N/A: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, HomophobiaModerate
Child abuse, Classism, ViolenceMinor
Pedophilia, Islamophobia, War