A review by bellatilford
1984 by George Orwell

adventurous challenging dark informative reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

wonderful. thought it was super well written. this book was simply so engaging because i found the topic and the psychology of it so interesting. this is a really complicated topic and it worked my brain just enough but was clear in its delivery and didn’t require any outside analysis (though you could analyze it a ton if you wished). i loved the writing style and how you essentially knew what would happen from the beginning but watched it play out in ways you couldn’t necessarily imagine (because it’s a foreign world). the worldbuilding was great too. found winston oddly relatable in his old weird way. the relationship with julia was annoying af but made sense by the end