1984

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Summary: 1984: Good but not great
Review: My name is Sean and I chose this book as a lit circle book in Mrs. Matau's class at Walla Walla High School. I liked 1984. It has conspiracy and oddly enough no written laws.

Your used to watching the TV, in the book it watches you as well.If you can see the screen, Big Brother can see you.

If you like undercover conspiracy stories then you will more than likely enjoy the theme of this book.
Hope that helped you get a good idea of George Orwell's 1984.

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Summary: True prophecy
Review: I just finished reading CONQUEST OF PARADISE, a brilliant book about the decline of the entire world into a totalitarian dictatorship that seemed as real any I've ever read. It reminded me of the prophetic Orwell's 1984. As the years pass on, the foresight of George Orwell's book becomes more and more amazing. He writes the book as if 1984 is a distant future year when the government and the press run the present, past, and future. Are we not getting to that point now? I highly recommend this book to anyone who would like to wake up and see the state of affairs we are in presently in this country, and CONQUEST OF PARADISE paints a frightening picture of how technology may take us there.

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Summary: My opinion
Review: If we will not defend love and truth, this stuff book writes about can really happen. We are defenders! World is becoming darker and darker. It's up to us, to make good. Stop the mad politics, who kill people, and think, they are doing the right thing! Book is very good, everybody should read it, and also must understand what it means. MY father grew up in communist state, and they were teached in school, that this book is a NACI book?

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Summary: 1984 review
Review: 1984 was a brilliant work of literature that should still be studied today. The issues presented in the story affect all nations and all people around the world. It makes you realize how influenced and manipulated people can get because of a dictating government. I recommend this book to anyone and everyone because it is important that we know about what could happen if we let the government take things too far. Also, there is a love story involved in the book, which holds your attention well. A book like 1984 helps to remind you not to take things for granted, because once you read about what Winston and his people go through, you realize you probably have it so much better.

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Summary: Simply Magnificent
Review: In light of our current climate, a totalitarian government, the ministry of truth, newspeak, doublethink and the thought police seem chillingly real and not too far removed from our present circumstance. Inspite of the stark, cold, lonely world which Orwell warns us about,Winston, the main charecter shows us the real strength and ultimate weakness of human nature.
It is a strong thought provoking and yet extremely touching work of genius.
This is one of those books, which you will want to read again and again
As Orwell said "during times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act"

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Summary: The title should be revised to say 2004!
Review: With the advancement of Homeland Security here in the United States we are beginning to see the onset of a true big brother. The number of agencies FBI, CIA, INS, and other alphabet soup organizations are now cross matching databases. They are gathering information from local municipalities and those that are in the system, better not have anything to hide.

September 11th accelerated the path that we were already on. I hope that some sanity is also metered out in the process.

After being a futures author, investor, and broker for the past 11 years, one of the glaring points in the book is how statistical data is constantly being modified and rewritten to serve who will benefit from the moment. I just hope that these "mistakes, misquotes, and misinformed" changes never occur in such a draconian fashion.

Great book. Everyone should have a copy on their shelves.

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Summary: The dark world of the future
Review: After reading 1984 it is easy to see why it is a classic. George Orwell's predictions are a dark and terrifying world that captures the reader and forces them on. The stories told is one that may yet come to pass. The things he predicts have in some cases already been implemented in some areas of the world. I found the book to be a somewhat difficult read, so don't expect to breeze through it. All in all I rate it a 5 out of 5.

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Summary: A Dictionary for 2003
Review: Doublethink and Newspeak need no explanation to people growing up with a Patriot Act that takes away liberties. We don't need the brilliant economic explanation that Orwell provides for the state of perpetual war with constantly changing enemies...
But it's amazing how "1984" keeps popping up on enigmatic posters at recent antiwar rallies with references to doubleplusgood wars and war equalling peace and freedom equalling slavery. On February 15 in New York, I saw a young man holding a poster with the ultimate reference to this great cautionary novel: "1 + 1 = 2". If you don't know what that's referring to, please read this book today.

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Summary: Mr. Frankel, read this!
Review: I really enjoyed 1984 by George Orwell. I thought Orwell really captured what a dictatorship can do to a country. Big Brother was obviously a "parody" of some infamous dictators of the world (Stalin, Hitler). It was also very interesting to see how Winston acted. He was not a pure outsider, who is only trying to help his fellow countrymen. He is actually a true rebel. His actions, his dreams, his thoughts of sex and his readings of books are all signs of the rebellious actions of an outsider of the government. But, in contrast to Orwell's great portrayal of the rebellious Winston, is his lack of depth when it comes to Julia. She seems to be only into the rebellious act of sex, and that is about it for her. She is otherwise pretty subservient to men. And, I loved the ending simply because tragedy, or just an unhappy ending, is always an interesting way to end a story. I thought the way Orwell had Winston captured, tortured, and then having him turn into a supporter of Big Brother, all through the double cross from O'Brien made it a brilliant way to end the book.

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Summary: 1984...
Review: 1984 by George Orwell is a very interesting book. Why? because of his unique way of writeing and his views of what life would be like in 1984. The book does, however get boring. Eben though the book seems boring and uneventful you should continue reading, because it gets more exciting the further you read. The story opens with the main character Winston Smith and he describes several of the things he sees, such as the bizarre letters or words he sees on walls. Later in the book he meets and finds love in a girl named Julia. They join a secret organization called the Brotherhood to try and over throw the government which they hate. The book continues with their expierences in the brotherhood and the troubles they run into.