1984

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Summary: A Warning For The Future
Review: This book is very appealing due to the rise of communism that comes in generations following its publication. In Orwell's fictional world, communism rules the people in all aspects. People are not allowed to form their own ideas and even think for themselves. The story is raw and does not try to sugar up anything but rather show the horrors of living in this negative utopia. While reading this novel Orwell makes it very clear what he is trying to say. He is warning the world never to fall into hands of a communist state. This book should be read by all because it is an easy read and shows how novels can be instrumental in exposing the truth about important global issues.

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Summary: A Must-Read Monochromatic
Review: You don't need a review to consider reading this book. I only read this book recently based on everyone's insistance that it's a classic. And if you're looking at this, then you've probably heard the same.

Despite its title, 1984 will never be outdated. The issues raised in the story are important, not necessarily as an allegory for modern times, but as a paranoid's fantasy. It's a paranoid's tale of conspiracies within conspiracies. Watching protagonist Winston Smith go through this story is a lot like watching an airplane descend to its eventual crash without hinting that it'll ever pull out of the downward spiral. As a result, the story is very monochromatic, with only three main characters and the same theme recurring every page.

Orwell's obvious intent was to show how a society could actually be so systematically suppressed - it also shows how intensely paranoid someone (Winston, Orwell?) could become.

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Summary: 1984 Rocked
Review: 1984 is a timeless classic and was an extraordinary book. While it did get a little dull at times the book was extremely interesting throughout the whole book. Just trying to imagine myself living in a place and time like that was pretty difficult. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and reccommend it to anyone who would likes classic books with a different twist.

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Summary: intriguing distopia
Review: This is a great book, I have to say. It's not very long, but there's alot in it. It an almost science-fiction, it was written about 1984 in the future. The government was completely in control of everyone's life. So it gives a very interesting view of the world, something everyone should read. It won't take you long, but it's necessary.

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Summary: Deviates corrected for their own good
Review: In a society that has eliminates many imbalances, surplus goods, and even class struggle, there are bound to be deviates; Winston Smith is one of those. He starts out, due to his inability to doublethink, with thoughtcrime. This is in a society that believes a thought is as real as the deed. Eventually he graduates through a series of misdemeanors to illicit sex and even plans to overthrow the very government that took him in as an orphan.
If he gets caught, he will be sent to the "Ministry of Love" where they have a record of 100% cures for this sort of insanity. They will even forgive his past indiscretions.

Be sure to watch the three different movies made from this book.

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Summary: Great book
Review: This novel is an excellent book that deserves all the credit is has gotten. The intricate main character, Winston, can relate to many of us, as he hates many things of the world. He is, obviously, in a different situation than us, but the theme of the books entiretly is an excellent lesson for us all. I reccommend it 100%!

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Summary: Everyone Must Read This
Review: My brother isn't a person who reads so when he proudly told me he finished 1984, and that I MUST read it, I decided to try it.

I was caught up in this book very quickly and I found myself reading it at work. I couldn't put it down. The story is frightening, especially when you think about some of our current issues such as "Homeland Security", and the new measures the government is taking to "protect" us. Given the current situation in this country I think it is essential to read 1984. This book has made me rethink somethings.

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Summary: 1984, Past, Present, or Future
Review: 1984 is the story of the main charcter ( Winston) and his life living under the control of Big Brother. Big Brother is the "governmental" power of the time. The main slogans of the party are: War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, and Ignorance is Strength. Throughout the book it becomes evident that the party trully believes these staements and does not let anyone else believe otherwise. We see Winston's stuggle with self control and how his meeting with Julia is what evintually takes him down. His feelings fo sin for her and his hatred of just about everything destroys him. He and Julia have several encounters and are eventually caught and only after denouncing Julia is Winston treated fairly. In the end Winston gives in and submits to the growing and ever controling power of Big Brother.

My own feelings:
This book is certainlly a strange one. In the beggining it makes you think that it is about a lunatic who wants physical attention. But then you realize that he is misguided and that ifhe would not have been corrupted by Big Brother and given some rights he wouldn't have rebelled.

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Summary: Very Unique!
Review: 1984, there isn't anything too exciting about that title. Why would you buy a book called 1984? I'll tell you why. Because 1984 is a very unique and interesting book. It has a very different idea of how the author (George Orwell) thought the year 1984 was going to be like. Though we know how 1984 really was, it is still very interesting. This book follows a man named Winston and the horrible conditions he and the world are living in. Could the world turn into something this horrible? Telescreens everywhere, watching everything you do? Thought Police out to get you? It sure makes you wonder. It's almost... scary.

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Summary: A deep reading
Review: First of all, I would like to say that I dont usually read 'fiction' books... but this one is not really fiction ...
I think you understood the main part of the story from the other reviews already...
According to me, this novel really makes you think about the world we are living in ..when discussing with friends about '1984', they told me that this book represents our future ... but I have the feeling that there is already some truth in this novel ...
When G. Orwell writes about the control of the history, and the publications .. I see some parallelism with the way our medias are controlled as well ..
This book really makes you think.. that s what I liked about it...