1984

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Summary: Thanks, Amazon.com...
Review: ...for letting anyone with a pulse write a book review. Books such as this are not meant for MTV-induced automatons, with attention spans whittled down by repeated viewings of Jerry Bruckheimer films. Nor is 1984 intended for self-important elitests who refuse to believe anyone without an Ivy League degree can comprehend such a nuanced tale of futuristic horror. At the risk of speaking for Orwell, I think we can safely conclude that 1984 was niether intended to be loved nor hated. It was intended to be read.

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Summary: A pop culture icon that turned into a religion
Review: Goerge Orwell's "1984" is nothing more than a sorry man's method of taking out his anger at the world. Oh, sure, it is well written, but people make it into so much more than it really is. It is dark, depressing, and I finished reading it feeling like less of a human than when I started. Why is it that a work of literature that is so empty and void of any meaning is considered to be one of the best? I dont understand.
1984 is one of the biggest cult classic ever. The only difference is that some people say "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is very good, and some say it is very bad. I have only heard revered praise for "1984".
It is innacurate, too. In "1984" the government influenced people's minds, taking away their free will. In reality, that is not possible. When the Soviet Union collapsed, even those born into communism helped construct a democracy. Also, in "1984" the party is completely invinsible. It will remain in power forever. History tells otherwise. ALL empires fall. Humanity has been war-torn since it's beginning, and after 5000 years, the world has managed to not be controlled by "Big Brother".
Quote from "1984": "Humanity is nothing more than one man shoving another man's face in the mud"
So, "1984" tells us that humans are completely useless and we have no reason to exist.
Let's take a look at Orwell. When he was not homeless, he lived in poverty. None of his books sold until after he died, and "1984" was one of his later books. Didn't he have plenty to be hateful about?
The best books make you want to be a better person. "1984" does nothing but make you want to stop caring about everything.
"1984" is purely a work of fiction, but even though it is grossly unrealistic, it is treated like it was written by God.
There are so many better books out there, please don't waste your time on such an unfufilling and stupid book as "1984"

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Summary: This is a Very Good Book Indeed.
Review: This is one of the best written books I have had the opportunity to read. Those of you who gave it a 1 are ignorant. And dont worry Sheri, he wont be writting anymore books seeing as how he has been dead for a while now. Before you criticize the writing of a wonderful author please learn how to spell correctly.

1984 is a wonderful trip into the human mind and it shows how those of us in charge can and will do anything to remain in charge. It is a very good follow-up to Animal Farm. They both describe power hungry and greedy people can go to extreme measures to keep that power.

Those who said the government would never end up like this are fooling yourself. The future could very easily end up like this. With the formation of the "Homeland Security" it is becoming even more likely that this may well be the future of the world. (Of course thank goodness 1984 wasnt really like that)

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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: I would ask the critical reviewers to realize that 1984 is a political allegory. To a degree, what was written about did actually happen in the Stalinist Soviet Union. Perhaps we should learn to better appreciate the history of the twentieth century, before we are given this book to read and criticize.

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Summary: Good times.
Review: I read this book a little while ago anf found it very interesting. It holds many parallels to the real world. And for some of the other reviewers who said it was boring, Orwell is a terrible writer, and its not at all realistic... Its not supposed to be realistic, its supposed to be an insight into the human mind. Its not boring if you understand it, if you are too ignorant to get it, then of course its boring, I'm sorry your teacher MADE you read it, I'm sure youll be quite content with Dr. Seuss. And as for the comment about Orwells ability to write, you aren't allowed to talk, I had a hard time making out your review it was so badly written.
If you are insterested in the government as well as psychology, I advise you to read this.

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Summary: this is the worst book i have ever read!!!!*-
Review: 1984 is the worst book I have ever read. I would advise anyone who is thinking about reading this book to reconcider! George Orwell is not a bad writer, however, this book he does not do evry well on, as some of his others. Prehaps he was getting old and lost his touch. Animal Farm was okay, but 1984 was horrible. It took him forever, it seemed like, to get into the accual book. If someone were to take out all of the useless part of 1984, it would be half as long. Why would he wirte so much about nothing? I havent ever meet someone who could wirte such a boring book about the goverment. I have meet many people who have loved this book, but i dispised it. I am not at all intrested in the goverment. This may be part of the reason that I didnt like it. I would advise you not to read this book.

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Summary: DON'T READ THIS BOOK
Review: i give this book one star i had to read it for class and i know it's suposed to be a "classic" but god itis awful. first of all its NOTHING like the future is probly going to turn out. second of all every one says the aurthor george orwell is so trippy and wierd but i think he's just trying to cover up for the fact that HE CAN'T WRITE. please george do us all a faver and stop writing books.

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Summary: Glad I was born in 1985
Review: The country? Oceania. The place? London, Airstrip One. The year? 1984... maybe. There's no way to tell anymore. It could be 1983 or 1982... or it could be 1 if Big Brother wants it to be. Or maybe 7777. It could be anything.

Welcome to the world of George Orwell's "1984." This is THE anti-totalitarianism novel, one the the three great negative-utopias (as cited in the Afterword) and it is a chilling premise for the world that Orwell feared would one day become reality.

Winston is a small, sniveling little excuse for a man, living in London at this time among other small, sniveling excuses for men. He works in the Ministry of Truth, a section of the Party that goes back and changes "mistypes" in the newspapers of Oceania, so that all of Big Brother's predictions accurately meet with what has happened.

Those who belong to the Party are 15% of the population of London, while the proles, a lower class, make up the rest, and are as free as animals. The people of the Party, however, live without hope. Every move they make, every change of expression on their faces, every word they speak, in public or in private, is carefully and scrutinizingly monitored by the Thought Police. Any hint of Thoughtcrime means unknown horror in the Ministry of Love.

I won't reveal any more detail. The less you know when entering this novel, the better. It's an incredible work of art and should be viewed without much prior knowledge of what is to come. The world of Oceania is a grim, hopeless world, where life ceases to exist as it should. I once thought "Why don't people try escaping to the United States if Europe has become this terrible place?" But it isn't just Europe. In fact, both Americas are a part of Oceania, and all are just as terrible. As opposed to "Brave New World," where happiness is virtue, "1984" encompasses a dark dimension, where fear, paranoia, and structural madness are normal.

The steps taken to ensure loyalty, the efforts to test the boundaries of patriotism, the practices of erasing existence, the deduction of sense, and the needlessness of everything forced upon the Party members is not only depressing, but shocking to the reader. Simply placing yourself within this type of society in your mind and imagining how it would be... well, you might be dead for bothering to close your eyes at that moment.

"1984" is a horrifying masterpiece, a grim outlook on a world that may only never exist because Orwell thought of it before it did and wrote this novel as an eerie message, not only agaisnt communism, but agaisnt what it may evolve into. Own this book. Big Brother is Watching.

-Escushion

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Summary: A great novel
Review: It feels a bit hard to add my thoughts about this much discussed masterpiece but I will do the best I can. 1984 tells us of a (not so) distant future where all our thoughts and actions are watched by fascist leaders. We follow our anti-hero Winston throiugh a journey of discovery and rebellion. To say more would spoil the fun of this book. This book is a thriller for the thinking mind. Do these leaders actually exist or is it all a sham? Will Winston succeed? It also raises questions towards our modern world in which there are cameras almost everywhere and in which we are constantly using newspeak don't u think? (hehe) A great pessimistic work. Though it is realist in the context of the dictatorship it describes. Also note the theme of the liberating woman which has been used many times in literature notably in "We" by Zamiatine (a precursor to Orwell ). I could say much more but I have a feeling everything I've already said has been said over and over again. So just read it and join the revolution of the masses.

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Summary: A great book, depressing, but great.
Review: A great book, depressing, but great. 1984 is very well-written, and it is unique. Unlike most books written in 1949 about 1984, it is not about people traveling by jet-packs. It explores a world controlled by the government in every aspect. Nothing, including your thoughts are your own. A world where the only love is the love of the government, and individuality does not exist. Minds are brain-washed and war is never-ending. A world where 2+2=5, a world where you can trust no one, not even yourself. 1984 changes the way you look at the world. A classic and a must-read.