1984

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Summary: SURFACED UTOPIA HIDES THE DYSTOPIA UNDERNEITH
Review: When I first read this book, at first my head was filled with suicidal thoughts, at that extent the ending fills one with desperation. Then, I thought: "no, I want to live" to live in order for this world never to become reality. I have read many reviews of this books, and some have dimissed it by giving it one or two stars. Saying that this book is either unrealistic or too depressing. Too depressing? One must take into consideration the fact that this was written a year when everything was seen pessimistically, people were not sure of their future, and a myriad people thought the future not to be a brighter place, but even darker. Under such circumstances the result is not going to be Cadbury's roses. For the so-called unrealism, when you say that the rat scene is highly improbable for a governement to implement, you must not be aware of what is going on in the world, not only is it very likely to happen, but has already happened. Torture does exist, by the way, and if you think that what goes on in the protagonists head is "unrealistic" then the book's words: IGNORANCE IS FORCE is probably true. All in all, one of the best books of this century, that I advise all to read.

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Summary: Great job with setting and character, but neglects plot
Review: orwell does good job with the setting, characterization, and images throughout the novel, but fails to elaborate on the plot. This is what took away from the story. Everything else was top notch! Great book!

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Summary: The best book in history. It should replace the Bible!
Review: This book, which should be canonized, in definitly the best book ever. I carry a copy of it with me everywhere. But the thing no one seems to understand is that the book has absolutly NOTHING to do with Winston Smith, but is rather about a self sustaining dictatorship and how it functions. Smith is merely a vessle, a exsample. People who say "I hate this book" simply don't understand it. The Government should hand out copys and make every one read it(also known as school), but those of us intelegent enough to appreciate, enjoy, and understand this book already have. FREEDOM IS SLAVERY

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Summary: Simply Amazing
Review: While the future of what O'Brian said the Party was trying to achieve is ridiculous, what it has already achieved is sadistic and depressing enough. This novel takes you up to thinking the Party will one day be overthrown and then crushes all ambitions of it, best novel i've ever read

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Summary: What are you thinking?
Review: This book is a true classic. There's a lot more to this novel than what is on the surface level. It's not that it's a true outlook on what 1984 was actually like but it's a look at humanity and what civilization could be (is) like. It's best put as a "negative utopia -- not dramas of what life could be ... but nightmares of what it is becoming." I reccomend reading Imagining Argentina by Lawrence Thornton after reading this novel. That will truely show you that this nightmare that Orwell has envisioned is a reality in parts of our world.

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Summary: Classic, but dull
Review: I thought that 1984 was a pretty good book, except that I think it would have been better if I would have read it before 1984. The begining was dull and kind of boring, but I thought that ending was pretty good. I recomend it because it shows what could happen in the future if the government ever got a lot of power.

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Summary: 1984: The most brilliant political treatise ever written
Review: Brilliant, simply brilliant. I will resist the temptation to make my review the shortest one here by saying that I think that 1984, for all of its literary value must be regarded as one of the greatest literary works of all time. The way in which George Orwell composes his purposeful sentences makes us reminisce of the style of Daniel Defoe. Here is a book, similar to Brave New World and We which shows what we may be coming to. A definite read. I couldn't put it down for a moment.

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Summary: It IS Happening!
Review: I disagree entirely with the review from "Chinaman"--not only is this a great story, but it IS happening in his country--and has been since 1949--that's the whole point! Substitute "The Great Helmsman" for "Big Brother", and you have a picture perfect portrait of Red China.

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Summary: It was a good book with an unfortunate ending.
Review: The entire book was good up until the last chapter, at least in my opinion. Without giving out the ending, I didn't feel that Orwell used the characteristics of his character well. Maybe I'll need to re-read the book to understand the true meaning of the book because I didn't get it in my first try. However, the book was well put together overall with very strong characters and a strong plot. It's scary if "Oceania" ever became the world of today.

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Summary: "A magnificent '6-Star' book"
Review: This is truly a spectacular composition, possibly the best work of George Orwell. The setting and the characters are so vivid and believable that you will not be able to put the book down until you finish. Full of suspense and surprise, it serves as a parody within an infinite moralic story. Readers who have enjoyed "Animal Farm" and "Coming up for Air" should not miss reading this classic masterpiece.