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Summary: THE FALL AND RUIN OF OUR SOCIETY
Review: The main idea of the book is to portray how evil and corrupt the government is becoming. It continues to become more powerful and controlling as time goes by. In fact, the government is so powerful, that people no longer have freedom to make their own decisions in their lives. I think George Orwell wrote "1984" because he wanted to warn people how society was slowly becoming like Oceania's in which the people begin to think less and the goevernment gains more power. I feel this way because during Orwell's lifetime there were many wars being fought and he was in a few of them. I believe he saw how greed , power and money could change a government and ultimately become corrupt. I definitely recommend this book. It is such a touching, powerful story. George Orwell writes such an interesting, sad story that is totally plausible. "1984" is a "haunting novel that creates an imaginary world that is completely convincing" (back cover). The book just goes into so much detail from the character's mind. I love this book - it is just so thought provoking. I recommend it to anyone.
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Summary: Didn't like!
Review: Something like that could never happen in my country I'm happy in communist China
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Summary: Great Book, Couldn't Put It Down!!!
Review: Orwell portrays a great image of a utopian sociaty, although the part in the story where Winston is reading "the book" is rather boring and takes a while to read. Overall I would suggest reading it as soon as you can.
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Summary: My daughter loved it, I'm looking for first edition
Review: I'm look for a first edition as a Christmas present for my daughter. If you have contacts let me know. Thanks.
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Summary: 1984 as true today as in 1948
Review: For those of you who wrote that this novel does not make sense as a vision of the future, and could never happen, I would just ask you to look at Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union from a historical perspective. But, then again, there are 2 billion people in China who can not speak there mind without fear of being arrested and the government has control over how many children they can have. Thank god you live in a country where you can be free to read this novel. The themes are as true today as when Orwell wrote them. The governments desire to control what people will think (See Clinton). Mans inhumanity to man (See Serbs and Kosovo). Children please read the newspaper once and a while.
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Summary: Loved it!
Review: 1984 is a really horrifying book, but only if you know the principles of government. It's rather like Animal Farm in that respect. I read the book over and over, never getting tired of it, especially the near-ending. Parts of it are confusing: like, is O'Brien a good guy or a bad guy or what? The ending I found disappointing, but it would have been unrealistic for Winston and Julia to come out on top. I guess 1984 is supposed to show the harshness of totalitarianism and the fruitlessness of fighting against them. Overall, a good book, but not for the young or sensitive.
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Summary: A true classic piece of literature
Review: I don't read many books, but the second I read the first sentence of 1984, I knew I was teleported to a new world. "The clock struck 13", "National Hate Day", these are words strong in their own that aren't in any normal novel. Even though it was written so long ago, this piece of work has a true effect on anyone who reads it. There is no doubt at all that Orwell himself was scared of a communist society, but he put that fear to good use when he wrote this World renown masterpiece.
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Summary: A timeless example of current events
Review: I have read 1984 many times. Each time that I have read it I come away with new insights to its pure genius. The very concept of 'DoubleThink' and 'NewSpeak' are not just literary devices in a great book, they are current trends that exist in todays world. In Americe, the land of the free, the insidious grip of Political Corectness has worked it's way through society. We have manged to criminalize words, because their meanings have been perverted by special intrest groups who have their own agendas. New words or terms have been formed to gradually herd people into new ways of thinking. We have a leader who by all indications has broken the laws of the country, the bonds of his marriage, and the basic morals that all people are expected to live be. Most anybody can recognize this yet at the same time cannot see where any wrong doing has taken place. A court appointed counsel has taken the form of Goldstein, where virtually every crisis and point of evil in the nation and possibly world has been blamed on him somehow. The internet has come into most peoples homes and office. A person cannot go anywher now without being watched by security cameras or electronically tracked at airports and by credit card transactions. It is 1998 now, but in many ways we are living in 1984. We just haven't looked up and noticed it yet.
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Summary: Super-deep story written for unthinkers
Review: Overall, a very interesting story.. However, I found some parts super-cheesy - some parts of the book, some phrases written by the author seemed to be written with the intent of making some super-deep, human, philosophical point. For my taste, the author too clearly delivers these points...doesn't leave enough of the wrenching analysis and thought formation to the reader. Some points are so blatantly delivered I couldn't help but cringe, look away from the text, and say "ohh man...". Not nearly as elegant as Huxley in Brave New World.
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Summary: Fantastic, Thought Provoking.
Review: I, along with (probably) a few million other high-school students read this recently, and I must say, this is one of the best books I have laid my eyes on. This will be a book that I'll remember. Although it may not be very realistic in the present-day free world, It was a very good vision. I would be VERY interested to see what changes and additions would be there, had Orwell known how powerful computers and surveillance equipment has become, although, according to the beleifs of the culture portrayed, development of the computer would have halted by the 70's at the latest. Oh well. Read it if you haven't yet.
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