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Summary: Definitely the best book ever written.
Review: I would reccomend this book to anyone, especially someone who is fed up with the "fluff" that they are having students read in high school. I read this book for my honors english class, and was surprised at it's similiarities to the present state of some countries in the U.S.A. If I could put in a section in the library under horror. How are Orwell's telescreens that much different from the security cameras popping up on every main street corner and sometimes even in your office or home. With the way technology is people can listen to your phone calls and read your E-mails I would like somone to tell me how far we are from a totalitarian society. When I read this book I got chills. Maybe, as Winston is convinced at the end, 2+2=5 and the idea that 2+2=4 is ludicruous. The scariest part to me is that we could be wrong.
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Summary: A Brilliant Warning About Totalitarianism
Review: George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty Four" is a brilliant warning about totalitarianism. It is certainly about communism. You can tell from their physical descriptions that Big Brother is Stalin and Goldstein is Trotsky. At a time when many people admired the Soviet Union, George Orwell saw the Soviet system for what it was- a brutal dictatorship based on fear. However, it is not just about communism. It is a warning against all totalitarian systems of thought that seek to impose forcibly a particular ideology on people and to mould people at will. Winston Smith's struggle to hold on to objective truth in a world of lies and human decency in a world of cruelty symbolises the real life struggle to do just that of so many people in this century that has brought us the horrors of the Gulags and Auschwitz.
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Summary: Deserves SIX stars!
Review: I wish there was a way Amazon would let you rate ONE book with six stars, your all-time favorite. If they did that, 1984 would be my pick. I've read it at least four times, once when I had insomnia I read the whole thing front to back again. The first time I read it was in high school, and I was disappointed because it didn't have a happy ending, because Smith didn't manage to somehow smash Big Brother. But now I recognize the book for what it is: a timeless statement on totalitarianism and individualism. Don't let the title fool you: if we're not very, very careful it can happen yet.
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Summary: Matthew Powers (10/1/99) is a Pompous ***
Review: See? One-line reviews are easy! I think everyone's entitled to offer their opinion of this book without some idiot chiming in condescendingly to enlighten us. And thanks for making the assumption that no one but you knows the difference between totalitarianism and communism -- Such an assumption reveals an over-inflated ego coupled with actual ignorance: Two things that go together quite often!
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Summary: Mrs. man Vanen's Review of Nineteen Eighty-Four
Review: After being a smart English teacher for 41 years in Venice, I've reached the conclusion that Nineteen Eighty-Four is a vivid satire on the Russian Revolution. I read this book on the Supreme 747 PowerJet on my way to Australia. Despite being disturbed several times by male-stewardesses, I was able to tell that this was a fantastic book. It is unfortunate that this book caused the writer years of sickness and was bedridden for the remainder of his life. And that I was not included in his will. read this book!Judas man Vanen
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Summary: Sheer Brilliance!!!!!!!
Review: Orwell's 1984 is certainly one of the greatest novels ever written. It is more than the socio-political commentary, on which many other reviewers have focused on solely, but has an enchanting love story weaved seemlessly in to it. I apologise for my 'flowery' style, but I can not speak highly enough of this novel. It is also written to think about, not just to read. I read a review which stated that the novel had a sad ending. Once you have read the book, ask yourself 'When is Winston at his most happy?'. That is the books contradiction, and its achievement.
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Summary: Awsome made up world type of book.
Review: I read 1984 for a book report. It is really interesting and doesn't make you bored. It is kind of disapointing in the end, but it is the most creative book i have ever read. Im 14 and i really enjoyed this book.
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Summary: Depressing,but Enlightening
Review: The dismal,totalitarian way of life in Orwell's 1984 was very sad and seemed very discouraging when one comes to realize that much of what was foretold had already come to pass.Yet,we don't live in a Concentration Camplike society yet,and many of them have vanished. Like Orwell's other great book,Animal Farm,or even Wells' The Time Machine,this paints a picture of society as it might be if certain directions were taken.And like good satire should,it alerts us to make sure these directions aren't taken.
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Summary: A well-rounded novel
Review: George Orwell's nightmarish vision of 1984 proved not to be true, but an intellectual book all the same. The first half, however, was quite dull, and took too long to get to the point. But, if you have patience this book can be a real pleasure.
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Summary: Really, Really Good
Review: An extremely moving and powerful book which reduced me to tears
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