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Summary: Fascinating study of totalitarian society &human nature
Review: George Orwell has to be one of the most gifted satirical authors (and prophets) of the 20th century. I did not read this for school, although the only reason I picked it up in the first place was to be ahead of my Lit. class next year. I would be glad to read this book many times over, and hope my classmates will engage in some of the discussions on the books undertones on the strength (or lack thereof) of the human spirit that my family did. This amazing piece of work stands as my favorite book of all time, and the starting point that lead me to dystopian works of Aldous Huxley, and even Kurt Vonnegut.
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Summary: An Homage to the English Language
Review: 1984 is about several things but mostly it is about language: the fact that a vibrant and expanding language is the greatest sign of freedom while the destruction and reduction of language is the path to opression. This and the description of the many approaches used by the state to assure the loyalty of its people make this an all-time great. Plotwise, the key approach is the use of Emanuel Goldberg to locate and draw out those who are not loyal to Big Brother. My only problem with the book is the reprint of Goldberg's entire manuscript, which unnecessarily rehashes much of the first third of the book. But this one flaw is not enough to take it down a star. This needs to be read by everyone.
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Summary: very good i enjoyed two thumbs up
Review: george oewells greates book ever . showa the up and downs of totalitarianism u have to read it.
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Summary: This Book gives you Insight of Human Mind
Review: This book tells us about how one person's Total thinking can be altered by means of a simple tool called Torture.
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Summary: Very realistic!
Review: In my opinion this is Orwell's best novel and is also my favorite book. It can happen to us as long as their are power hungry human beings in this world.
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Summary: this book gets better every time i read it
Review: naturally, the first thing i noticed in this book was orwell's depiction of communism and fascism. but orwell also drew a parallel between the oceanic society and religion, where a bad thought is a crime, hypocracy is common, the demands of the religion considered freedom, ignorance your only true strength and, yes, two plus two can equal five. Big Brother can portray not only a dictator, but god. does he really exist? no one has ever seen him. of course, this is only secondary to the main theme of this book, totalitarian governments. this book can be interpreted on many levels. to all those people saying this book was slow and boring: i'm 15 and if i can understand it, you should be able to also.
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Summary: Yet another inspiration.......
Review: In my British Lit class we had to read a wide variety of books. From Jane Eyre to Brave New World to 1984, I enjoyed every one. 1984 is a truely inspirational book that engrossed me in it until I finished, two weeks earlier than we were supposed to. It, as well as all the other books I read in that class, made me want to go back to the classics and read them. It gave me inspiration that not all classics are dull and boring.
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Summary: If you know how to think, this book will blow you away.
Review: It is basically the best book I have ever read. I could talk about the complexity and undertones forever, but the only way to get the full effect is to read it.
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Summary: Compelling, Staraling, Moving. A Message for our times.
Review: In a controlled world, people live there lives under the scruntinying eye of the telescreens. History is changed time after time ,the fear of the "Thought Police" is grave , a new language is born and war is perpetual. Among this mess, a forbidden love occurs in which they break the law and discuss their hatred about "Big Brother", the undisputed leader. They join a rebel organization, they are caught and left to the tender mercies of the "Thought Police" and room 101.
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Summary: 1984 by George Orwell--- Few stories can compare
Review: "1984" by British political writer George Orwell (whose real name was Eric Blair)is simply the best book ever written. It is the story of one man's struggle to live a normal life and find true love in the forever-dark, totalitarian society of 1984. Terrifying. Compelling. Heartbreaking. Unforgettable. Read it. It'll change the way you think. Also watch the movie with John Hurt and Richard Burton.
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