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A review by frenchtoast_n_books
1984 by George Orwell
5.0
Wowzah!
*Mega TW for torture. Possible TW for rape.*
This book was not what I thought it would be. This book was very different than everything I've heard about it. This book is immersive and frightening and believable and fantastic.
I've always heard "Big Brother is always watching" but this story is so much more than that. This book is about a middle-aged man named Winston. He is an inner party member and employee the The Ministry Of Truth. His job is to rewrite historical texts and newspapers with current rhetoric because Big Brother never lies. When his truths are shaken by his past memories coming back to haunt him and a woman that isn't his wife shows interest, he looks into joining the resistance. He must take down Big Brother.
Winston is miserable and a completely revolting character made from his circumstances and it put him in such a realistic role. Though the story was predictable in moments, other moments took me by complete surprise. The motto of Oceania will forever haunt me: "War is Peace, Ignorance is Strength, Freedom is Slavery."
I couldn't help but draw parallels from our history and current event with the history and current events of this book. I'm shocked that this was published in 1939 because the way is analyzed war, government, upper classmen, and foreign politics astounded me.
This is more than a negative utopia. It reflects our own society more than we realize. If that doesn't make you want to rush for change, I don't know what to say, except maybe read this book?
I was rooting for the characters in this story just as much as they devastated me with their shaky moral compass. I was disgusted. I was hopeful. Even the dry history lessens in this book left me grasping for more. I'm glad I was able to feel everything I felt while reading this book. I'm grateful I waited until now to read it because if I had read it in high school like many others have, it would not have hit as hard.
Bravo!
*Mega TW for torture. Possible TW for rape.*
This book was not what I thought it would be. This book was very different than everything I've heard about it. This book is immersive and frightening and believable and fantastic.
I've always heard "Big Brother is always watching" but this story is so much more than that. This book is about a middle-aged man named Winston. He is an inner party member and employee the The Ministry Of Truth. His job is to rewrite historical texts and newspapers with current rhetoric because Big Brother never lies. When his truths are shaken by his past memories coming back to haunt him and a woman that isn't his wife shows interest, he looks into joining the resistance. He must take down Big Brother.
Winston is miserable and a completely revolting character made from his circumstances and it put him in such a realistic role. Though the story was predictable in moments, other moments took me by complete surprise. The motto of Oceania will forever haunt me: "War is Peace, Ignorance is Strength, Freedom is Slavery."
I couldn't help but draw parallels from our history and current event with the history and current events of this book. I'm shocked that this was published in 1939 because the way is analyzed war, government, upper classmen, and foreign politics astounded me.
This is more than a negative utopia. It reflects our own society more than we realize. If that doesn't make you want to rush for change, I don't know what to say, except maybe read this book?
I was rooting for the characters in this story just as much as they devastated me with their shaky moral compass. I was disgusted. I was hopeful. Even the dry history lessens in this book left me grasping for more. I'm glad I was able to feel everything I felt while reading this book. I'm grateful I waited until now to read it because if I had read it in high school like many others have, it would not have hit as hard.
Bravo!