A review by aviously6
1984 by George Orwell

challenging informative reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

I will definitely be thinking a lot about this book in the upcoming years. I'm glad I reread this - my first read of this was at age 13, so I don't think I fully got it as much as I do now. This book has the ability to keep applying itself to new concepts - when I first read it, AI generated writing didn't even exist, yet within my reading I found warnings about literature written without human involvement/generated by machines. I found warnings of fascist governments that felt parallel to what I'm seeing in the current political climate. Concepts of crimethink (thought crime) hit close to home.