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A review by aribabwa
1984 by George Orwell
4.0
4.5/5 stars
Reading this book because people keep refer to it every time there's a discussion about The Hunger Games, lol.
At first i thought i wouldn't be able to enjoy it, because this book relies on heavy subjects like social-politics. But after i'm done reading it, i found myself thinking about the philosophical argument that Orwell made in this book over and over again. This is the kind of book that make you think for days. Also, in most dystopian book, world building is something a lot of writers lack at. Except for Orwell, he made it look so flawlessly easy that a lot of people view this book as some sort of prophecy. But, even though this is a work of fiction, i wouldn't necessarily called it a novel. This is because 1984 have a very weak and unattractive story line. The main story is actually very simple and even- boring. I think it would be better if it was written as an Essay.
Reading this book because people keep refer to it every time there's a discussion about The Hunger Games, lol.
At first i thought i wouldn't be able to enjoy it, because this book relies on heavy subjects like social-politics. But after i'm done reading it, i found myself thinking about the philosophical argument that Orwell made in this book over and over again. This is the kind of book that make you think for days. Also, in most dystopian book, world building is something a lot of writers lack at. Except for Orwell, he made it look so flawlessly easy that a lot of people view this book as some sort of prophecy. But, even though this is a work of fiction, i wouldn't necessarily called it a novel. This is because 1984 have a very weak and unattractive story line. The main story is actually very simple and even- boring. I think it would be better if it was written as an Essay.