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Summary: if you have to even read the reviews....
Review: just go out and read it for god's sake ! one of the best books ever written, and able to change your belief structure on society to such a level it's amazing. Once you've read it, test yourself, and one day pick up the book and read a page, and see if it's possible to leave it at that... :) i know i can't do it. This novel exists on so many levels, it's astounding. I read it in grade 9, and thought i understood it. I just read it again this year in grade 13, and I saw so much more within it. Forget all the hype around it, just read itfor yourself and enjoy !
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Summary: the most misunderstood book ever!
Review: i think it's very sad that most people get the whole message wrong.
this book is NOT another book about how bad communism is! the party in the book is NOT a socialist party! they just call themselves socialist, just like bush calls himself a democrat. (haha!)
this book is a warning of totaliarism in any form, opression by the powerfull.
orwell himself used to be a communist. and orwell's latest political conception was socialism!i'd suggest for everybody who wants to read this book and get it right to read the afterword or whatever in the back of the book. why are so many americans so uninformed about communism and socialism?
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Summary: loved it.
Review: I just wish my school would assign this instead of animal farm, it's a great book. I especially liked the part when Winston starts to read Goldstein's book. The concepts Orwell expresses through this part are very interesting and some of them may be applied to the current world situation. Great book. The afterword on this edition is quite interesting too.
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Summary: One of the best
Review: As an avid reader, time and time again I'm asked what my favorite book is. I remember I had to read 1984 for a school assignment, and if I had known the first thing about it BEFORE being assigned the reading, I would have read it anyway. Time and time again I answer these folks that 1984 is one of my all-time favorite novels, as it offers some frighteningly real and chillingly recognizable flaws found in society, that, if not ammended, will result in utter destruction. Orwell's foretelling of that negative utopia is brilliantly portrayed. Even if you're not an avid reader - or don't consider yourself to be - read this book anyway - it's not difficult reading. And with the countless allusions encountered in daily life, you'll be a better person for it.
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Summary: Compelling Novel
Review: George Orwell's 1984 was a wonderful book. His style of writing was so unique and believeable. Orwell creates an elaborate future (which is now our past) which is perfectly plausable. It is an utterly frightening representation of what could be; a government which controls the people under them even in their personal lives. They are intimidated into submission. A beautifully phrased portrait of horrifying circumstances. While I could not put it down. It absolutely intrigued me. Already it has become one of my favorites. I could even relate parts of it to my life.
I'd reccommend this book to anyone who is thinking about - both young and old. It is a wonderful piece of literature. I know that I'll be reading it again. For the full message of this work is something that deserves to be read twice.
Five stars.
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Summary: So terrifying and frustrating that you can't put it down
Review: I sat down to read George Orwell's novel on a Tuesday night while my family had dinner in the next room. For the following few hours, their dinner conversation was interrupted with my bursts of anger and frustration. "How can you call the destruction of words beautiful?!" I cried. Orwell writes so convincingly that it frightens the reader into thinking, "What if Oceania really existed in that form? How could I break free from the oppression, the mindlessness, the fear and anger that surrounds all aspects of life?" It creates a level of paranoia, especially since there is no happy ending. The main character, Winston, is never freed from the bondage of being brainwashed and held captive in his own mind. For if we are not free to think, we are not free at all. However, I think Orwell succeeds best in terrifying us to the point that we are sure to count our blessings and be sure not to take for granted the beauty of words, thoughts, and freedom.
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Summary: can predictions really come true? read and make up your own
Review: George Orwell has another hit. Animal Farm was only a glimpse at his intellectual genius. This story takes you on a carefully regulated emotional rollercoster. You will go from intense shock to indignation for the characters involved. This small glimpse into what Orwell considered to be our inevitable future has left me with a strong sense of denial. Everything from the telescreen that watches your every move to the mere thought of a "thought Police" force gave me the shivers. There are several interesting implications for example the use of a term called "doublethink" which implies that people can hold two contradictory thoughts in their heads at the same time and beleive them both to be true. overall this book was an amazing peice of work, there was never a time that i put it down unless i had to. i would definitely recommend this to any person who wants to take their mind for a ride.
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Summary: Time to think
Review: George Orwell is a master of the English language, his superb style of writing and the intensity of the story is sustained throughout. The novel covers a timeless issue. Orwell attempts to shock us with the extremities that exist in a totalitarian society whose ultimate purpose is to obtain power. Perhaps these issues, as mentioned in the afterthought, are relevant in areas apart from totalitarianism. Perhaps capitalism is also a class distinction where money is representative of power. These and other issues are covered, proving Orwell's brilliant writing genius.
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Summary: The World of 1984
Review: 1984 is a thought provoking book of what George Orwell thought the world would actually be like in 1984. It is a scary prediction, that your whole society is controlled by an unseen figure and all individual thought is completely discouraged. Free will is taken away and people are basically forced to become living robots, submitting to every will of the Party. An original thought will lead you to become wiped out of existence, and the Party will change the past so that you never existed in the first place. This frightening society is conveyed by the life of Winston Smith, an unhappy Party member who holds the idea of Brotherhood. 1984 is unlike any book I have ever read. Since it requires some deal of imagination, I would not recommend it to anyone who has trouble imagining a totally new system of living. The workings of the government require deep thought, so it is not a very easy book to read. However, I enjoyed reading about this insight of the future. I am completely honest in saying that 1984 is one of the best books I have ever read.
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Summary: An amazing and thought provoking novel
Review: George Orwell had my attention from the first to last page of his novel 1984. 1984 is a fascinating and mind-inducing novel. The story of Winston Smith's struggle through life in Oceania is extremely captivating and thought provoking. Orwell's sharp, detailed descriptions paint an image of an unforgettably unique society. His story is a detailed description of a man living in the worst case scenario communistic society. Orwell's ideas and images are extremely brilliant. His extreme communist society brainwashes their citizens to become emotionless, violent, and thoughtless. I was mesmerized by the way the society dehumanized its citizens. People had no freedom what so ever. The concept of people having the inability to think, loves, and express themselves is engaging. I found 1984 to be an extremely thrilling novel, I recommend it to anyone interested in a classic and contemplative piece of literature.
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