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Summary: Just give it another chance
Review: I have read this book many times and have written many of my high school english papers on it and others similar to it. I must admit that this type of fiction is not right for everyone and I do believe that you have to have a very open mindset to understand it. But to all of those who gave it 3 stars or less, I implore you to consider reading it again when you are older or willing to accept a new and different way of writing about our society and our future. No, it is not the type of book to be taken at face value, or exactly as it is printed. To really understand the thoughts of Orwell you have to be able to read between the lines and make the story and its lessons plausable in any time and with any society. There are many timeless lessons here, you just have to get past the actual fictional story. Just try it again when you are more openminded about novels.
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Summary: Amazing, a chilling outlook on society in the future
Review: This book changed my outlook on the future. It made me realize what this world is coming to in terms of privacy. For someone to have written this book in the 40's and have the whole plot still be chilling today,has to be a genious!
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Summary: It is soooooo true.
Review: I am not that much of a book lover- but this one is, no doubt, the book to read. This is a stunning piece of art. The most impressive part is, to my opinion, part three in the book- where O'Brien makes Winston an 100% supporter for the Party. In this part, you can feel the pain, the panic, the screaming, and the range of anger junt under your skin. Also the flashback Winston had throughout the book where he's being selfish to his motherr and sister really touches, in some horrible-kind-of-way. My conclution- if you can handle this book, you can handle anything.
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Summary: THE FALL AND RUIN OF OUR SOCIETY
Review: The main idea of the book is to portray how evil and corrupt the government is becoming. It continues to become more powerful and controlling as time goes by. In fact, the government is so powerful, that people no longer have freedom to make their own decisions in their lives. I think George Orwell wrote "1984" because he wanted to warn people how society was slowly becoming like Oceania's in which the people begin to think less and the goevernment gains more power. I feel this way because during Orwell's lifetime there were many wars being fought and he was in a few of them. I believe he saw how greed , power and money could change a government and ultimately become corrupt. I definitely recommend this book. It is such a touching, powerful story. George Orwell writes such an interesting, sad story that is totally plausible. "1984" is a "haunting novel that creates an imaginary world that is completely convincing" (back cover). The book just goes into so much detail from the character's mind. I love this book - it is just so thought provoking. I recommend it to anyone.
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Summary: Didn't like!
Review: Something like that could never happen in my country I'm happy in communist China
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Summary: Great Book, Couldn't Put It Down!!!
Review: Orwell portrays a great image of a utopian sociaty, although the part in the story where Winston is reading "the book" is rather boring and takes a while to read. Overall I would suggest reading it as soon as you can.
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Summary: My daughter loved it, I'm looking for first edition
Review: I'm look for a first edition as a Christmas present for my daughter. If you have contacts let me know. Thanks.
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Summary: 1984 as true today as in 1948
Review: For those of you who wrote that this novel does not make sense as a vision of the future, and could never happen, I would just ask you to look at Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union from a historical perspective. But, then again, there are 2 billion people in China who can not speak there mind without fear of being arrested and the government has control over how many children they can have. Thank god you live in a country where you can be free to read this novel. The themes are as true today as when Orwell wrote them. The governments desire to control what people will think (See Clinton). Mans inhumanity to man (See Serbs and Kosovo). Children please read the newspaper once and a while.
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Summary: Loved it!
Review: 1984 is a really horrifying book, but only if you know the principles of government. It's rather like Animal Farm in that respect. I read the book over and over, never getting tired of it, especially the near-ending. Parts of it are confusing: like, is O'Brien a good guy or a bad guy or what? The ending I found disappointing, but it would have been unrealistic for Winston and Julia to come out on top. I guess 1984 is supposed to show the harshness of totalitarianism and the fruitlessness of fighting against them. Overall, a good book, but not for the young or sensitive.
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Summary: A true classic piece of literature
Review: I don't read many books, but the second I read the first sentence of 1984, I knew I was teleported to a new world. "The clock struck 13", "National Hate Day", these are words strong in their own that aren't in any normal novel. Even though it was written so long ago, this piece of work has a true effect on anyone who reads it. There is no doubt at all that Orwell himself was scared of a communist society, but he put that fear to good use when he wrote this World renown masterpiece.
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