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A review by sstshahar
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
I had a hard time with this book.
Not due to its hard topics or sometimes graphic descriptions, but due to its repetitiveness and to it being way over detailed.
I mean, almost an entire chapter where Winston read a book about stuff that we already know just in more detail, which added nothing to the plot! Sure, him reading the book is very important, but an entire chapter is useless and exhausting.
And there were parts during O'Brien's torture of him that were just long, repetitive monologues that got tired very quickly.
That being said, the way George Orwell writes, the way he makes you feel all the emotions that the character feel is genius and made me not want to put the book down.
As repetitive as it was, it was also fascinating and most of all important.
It has such a strong message, it's heartbreaking, it's devestating, and it's as genius as it is exhausting.
Despite the amount of stars I would definitely recommend it.
Not due to its hard topics or sometimes graphic descriptions, but due to its repetitiveness and to it being way over detailed.
I mean, almost an entire chapter where Winston read a book about stuff that we already know just in more detail, which added nothing to the plot! Sure, him reading the book is very important, but an entire chapter is useless and exhausting.
And there were parts during O'Brien's torture of him that were just long, repetitive monologues that got tired very quickly.
That being said, the way George Orwell writes, the way he makes you feel all the emotions that the character feel is genius and made me not want to put the book down.
As repetitive as it was, it was also fascinating and most of all important.
It has such a strong message, it's heartbreaking, it's devestating, and it's as genius as it is exhausting.
Despite the amount of stars I would definitely recommend it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture and Violence
Minor: Rape and Sexual content