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Summary: Possibly the best book ever written
Review: George Orwell is a master of prose and 1984 is quite possilby the most real, eye-opening book that has ever been put on paper. Even today, 60 years later, it is still frighteningly true-to-life.
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Summary: fantastic
Review: On a rainy night in Dublin, I stayed awake until dawn to finish 1984. I slept late and awoke yelling about the Thought Police being after me until i adjusted. I knew that it would always be one of my favorites of all time after that morning. 1984 is far more relevant now than ever before because of globalization and admitted lies from the government, and i'm not talking about our president. What i am saying is, if our government will deny us information and tell us about cover-ups and mistakes 40, 50 years after the fact , then who knows what's truth or lies now? Maybe our founding fathers should have made a "Freedom of Knowledge" amendment instead of the right to be a gun-toting maniac. If criticism is not constant, 1984 may be 2084.
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Summary: A good book that gets old fast
Review: 1984 is a great book. It really makes you think. thee plot is a very interesting one about a dictator ruining everything, but the scary part is they have so much power you can't say anything against their party. This book is very good for those epeople who like to really think about things and take them deep. I would not recommend this title for action fiends.
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Summary: A horrifying, eye-opening, classic.
Review: Orwell pulls no punches in this book. There are no sacred cows - love, family, solitude, language, fratenity - none are immune to Big Brother's control over the population of Oceania. In the gut wrenching end you are left with one sweat memory, that two people were able to steal a few moments of happiness from their enslavors; and one vague hope, that if the government won't tolerate the grummblings of one middle class nobody, maybe it is because one person can make a differance.
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Summary: an example of how our ignorance can get the best of us
Review: this book is great. it shows how if we let ourselves become ignorant and don't protect our rights then we will be taken advantage of. if we do not consistently farmiliarize ourselves with our surroundings we will allow ourselves to be manipulated, and if we suddenly realize and protest there will be devastating outcomes.
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Summary: This book is great, but terrifying.
Review: After I read this book, I was so disturbed that I couldn't concentrate on my homework. Since I could do nothing else, I thought about the book. I realized how lucky we are that we live in a society with privacy, fairness, and freedom. I though it was inhuman when the man in jail (I'm not saying who) was proud of his daughter for turning him in after hearing him mutter in his sleep against the Party. This is the least of the inhuman things that happen. I really am able to apreciate our living in a free society. I hope others can too.
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Summary: good
Review: After i read this book i made a doodi
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Summary: A TERRIFYING VISION OF THE FUTURE, SCARY AND PROVOCATIVE
Review: An unforgettable book. A wonderful respite and a refreshing alternaive from all the modern every-day reads, I would say. What makes this book so good is the character development and the sudden events which are totally unexpected. The book is unpredictable and there are always new twists and turns to explore. George Orwell created a virtual city and his own political parties and ideas perfectly and they seamlessly bind together to make this the most substantial book I have ever read. Possibly the best as well.Big Brother is watching you so read the book!
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Summary: An Ordaniary man and his response during a Revolution
Review: This was a wonderful book where the main character, Winston Smith is compelled to speak out aganist Big Brother and the end result is exactly what any one of us would have done. A lot of people I know hated the ending, but I think the ending makes the book. It shows the way that we as humans really do respond in situations like that. Absolutley incredible. This is one of the best books I have ever read.
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Summary: Orwell is magnificent, however...
Review: Another Orwell Down the Road? What Orwell did with 1984 is truly amazing. Look around you today, Big Brother has all but come into existence. They are watching you! Who is watching me? You will find out soon enough. I'm still shivering at the thought. Thank you Mrs. Hanthrop-Fifteen years later I finally did read this book and absolutely loved it. But I must say that was then, this is now. Now I have found the next generation man of insight and novel for my time. Mind Bomb, by John Mayer is comparable to 1984 or Stephen King's The Stand to which Mayer takes this "More is NOT better" idea concerning the awesome deluge of people in the world and really makes you wonder if everything is going to fall apart. Or if there is someone out there ready to rise up and make certain it will. I highly recommend both books. Please read them, but note that Mind Bomb is only available at Xlibris.com. E-Mail me if you have trouble finding it
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