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Summary: Definitely one of the beast books that I have ever read.
Review: This book is skillfully written, intrusting, and entertaining. It is not a difficult read, but is not oversimplified in its language, and despite being written in 1949 the story and language do not seam dated (this, I consider it worth noting is the opinion of a high school student, who read this book voluntarily, rather than for school.) The books image of life in a society, that is an example of a communist society as it is most commonly perceived, though is certainly not a society that follows the equality based principals of communism (no 'communist' nation ever has). The story, in summery, is definitely worth reading, and I would recommend it to anyone over the age of 14. (Worth is that I read, and liked, Animal farm, though I do not consider it to be nearly so good a book as 1984. I would recommend that to anyone as young as 12, due to the simplicity of its language.
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Summary: What else can be said?
Review: What else is there to say? Even those that didn't like this book must at least concede that it's extremely well-written - and I would wager that the overwhelming majority of those that didn't like this book are either 1) too young, or 2) simply didn't understand it.1984 is one of the classics of Western literature. If you're going to read an Orwell novel, read this before Animal Farm. Read both, but read 1984 first. It's entertaining and incredibly engaging.
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Summary: 1984
Review: This book is incredible. It is almost haunting how close to home some of it hits. You must read it for yourself to truly understand how startling it is.
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Summary: Worth reading
Review: Unlike "Animal Farm", this book isn't inspired solely by the Soviet Union. The totalitarianism described in the book is very different from every-day life in Socialist countries while not lacking some coincidental similarities. You are going to see a totalitarian regime through the eyes of a small party official. You'll get introduced to his every-day life and work, and see him starting to have strange thoughts that he's actually not supposed to think. Orwell's world is much worse than the Soviet Union ever was. I must warn you that some very brutal scenes are described in detail and are really hard to take. The end is very Orwellian - too abrupt and somewhat disappointing. The film was pretty good, too.
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Summary: Over Rated; Over Didactic; Over the Top.
Review: This book is very good as a piece of propaganda. It fails as a gripping story. I found Aldous Huxley's Brave New World a far more compelling read, or if you want a real dystopean nightmare try Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegutt. 1984 starts well, but by the final chapters it seems we are reading Orwell's own anti totalitarean attitudes and the story has been left to the side. This book is worth reading, but I wouldn't accept other reviewers comments that this is the best book in the world.
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Summary: 1984
Review: I am particularly fascinated with Orwell's prophecy that the government would control the masses with pornography and support LOW class prostitution!
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Summary: WOW!
Review: 1984 is the best book I have ever read. The storyline is supurb; there is suspence, pleasure and even horrer. Although you may not expect it, 1984 is quite scary and it plays with your mind. It gets you thinking things like; "what if the world was like this." and "How horrible it must be to live like that." at the end it made me want to cry, shout and screem all at the same time. I have made everyone in my class read it and I give you some advise- READ 1984; THE BEST BOOK EVER!
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Summary: Doubleplusgood!
Review: Wow! I read this after reading "Animal Farm" and found it fascinating. It's amazing that a book written so long ago could so vividly portray an author's prediction of how the world would be in 1984. Slightly scary, when you think of how Communism did take control of an empire. George Orwell's "1984" is a classic that should always be remembered.
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Summary: I loved it
Review: I read the Penguin Books edition and I loved it. Beautifully cynical and easy to read, I read it in 17 hours. Orwell hit the nail on the head with this publication, about Winston Smith and his coming to terms with the fact that he does not accept the world around him. Word has it that, when Stalin read this, he walked around a room breaking furniture. As an Englishman I believe that Orwell is one of the best writers the nation has produced. Buy this.
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Summary: Fiction? To Chinese,it was reality
Review: When I have the chance to read it,I was really shocked because what the book said was the history in red China.All the things are familar to any Chinese people over 30 years old.I am surprised because there was no difference between reality and the imagine of author.
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