Review: 1984
User Review - Emily - GoodreadsRather than addressing the novel's mechanics in a brief summary, which all of the reviews before mine have offered, I have decided to share my experience while reading this ghostly, yet masterful ... Read full review
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User Review - JM Cornwell - Goodreads1984 is one of those books I thought I'd read in school, but hadn't actually read. I did see the movie with John Hurt as Winston Smith and most of the language of 1984 has passed into common use, like ... Read full review
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User Review - Katelyn - GoodreadsOrwell's painting of a dystopian society is very well done. Throughout his telling of Winston's story, he sticks to blacks and whites, and only sometimes does he use grays. The way he writes Winston ... Read full review
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User Review - Kai - Goodreads1984 is a new favorite of mine. I've always been a fan of books set in eras of the past, and this one if a perfect example of it. I love the rebellious theories around the book, and how the main ... Read full review
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User Review - Richard Barrow - Goodreads1984 is a novel that is a force unto itself. It makes no qualms about the future it is foretelling and its utter depressing themes are unforgettable. The novel is truly unique and so many of the words ... Read full review
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User Review - Kaushal - GoodreadsI started 1984 with a bit of scepticism, thinking a book about a dystopian future, and that to set in 1984 - not even the future anymore, would not be too interesting. However, it took only a few ... Read full review
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User Review - Megan Hart - Goodreads1984 is a very good book. Although it is a bit hard to understand some of the grammar it still draws you in. I would recommend this book to someone who likes science fiction and politics and can stay ... Read full review
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User Review - Abby - GoodreadsWarning. This review does contain spoilers, so don't read it if you haven't read the book. Now, down to business. There is much to be said on the topic of this book. I am well aware that it is a well ... Read full review
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User Review - Prithvi Shams - GoodreadsThis is more of a monologue than a novel. Orwell draws a picture of a totalitarian regime, as horrible as is possible to imagine. What's intriguing about this book is not the plot or the characters ... Read full review
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User Review - Serenity - Goodreads7/10. This is undeniably a landmark classic book, and worth reading for the simple purpose of being able to appreciate the vast number of cultural references tracing back to this book. It reads more ... Read full review