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A review by oliviamnsnll
1984 by George Orwell
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
The novel purports to be a fictionalisation of the socialism prevalent in Europe prior to 1991. Taking place in England under the totalitarian ideology of IngSoc -English Socialism- the thought police control everyone's actions and the language and history are rewritten to support the narrative of "Big Brother."
The problem is the story read much more like a description of the modern day Capitalist West, than of any socialist country that's every been around. The thought police live among us in the form of the NSA, FBI, CIA, ICE, the Police, and the Corporations like Amazon, Google, and Facebook... Endless war is tactic of Washington to promote a continuous War Economy, and at every turn the socialist nations have opposed it.
It's not a bad book once you realise the author's anti-communism prevented him from seeing who the real enemy was.
The problem is the story read much more like a description of the modern day Capitalist West, than of any socialist country that's every been around. The thought police live among us in the form of the NSA, FBI, CIA, ICE, the Police, and the Corporations like Amazon, Google, and Facebook... Endless war is tactic of Washington to promote a continuous War Economy, and at every turn the socialist nations have opposed it.
It's not a bad book once you realise the author's anti-communism prevented him from seeing who the real enemy was.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Slavery