2024

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Summary: An absolute "must-read" for postmodern deconstructionists
Review: 2024 portrays a very real 21st century "neopostmodern" world run by totalitarian corporations and constant trade wars. Those who engage in the paramount crime of software piracy are punished by the state, yet there is always the threat of state-sponsored downsizing and demotion, and through that -- death. Rall's stark, simplistic drawings present the age-old human drama without cluttering or getting in the way of the compelling narrative, which is both faithful to the Orwellian plot, but presenting everything within a context that may as well be the Enron/Arthur Anderson world of today. 2024 is an absolute "must-read" for postmodern deconstructionists, as well as anyone who has every enjoyed or seriously studied George Orwell's "1984".

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Summary: Quick and Depressing
Review: I dont' care what the other reviewers claim, this comic is depressing. I can't drink my starbucks coffee the same way anymore. :) Rall does his thing, were he keeps nailing shocking concepts into your head. You'd be reeling from the last page, before he hits you again with something else just as shocking.

Overall a quick and very enjoyable book. If you take out the 1984 satire stuff, the book is funny, intriguing, insightful, and downright scary. It left me a couple of nights thinking about how screwed up Western Society really is. Buy it!

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Summary: Read 1984 first
Review: This graphic novel is basically just a satire of "1984". The storyline is kind of erratic, but if you have read "1984" you will completely understand what is going on. "2024" is a humorous prediction from Ted Rall on what the future will be like. Instead of Big Brother watching, it is us who are watching each other, and it is scary look at what the future will be like. Of course since it is Ted Rall, this sad look at the future of society is completely hilarious. If you've read "1984" and are a fan of Ted Rall or just curious, then by all means purchase this book. The only downfall of this book is that it is sort of short but it is still a funny read.