Review: 1984
User Review - Julia - GoodreadsI like dystopian books. I've heard a lot about 1984, so obviously I decided to read it. Imagine my surprise, when I hated it with passion. The plot in itself is not bad. I can't and won't argue with ... Read full review
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User Review - Alexandra - GoodreadsGeorge Orwell, the bland taste this book gave me was a serious shock. I was expecting so much more. The concepts used are fantastic, but as a story, the characters lacked substance and I felt that ... Read full review
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User Review - Kayla Gatson - GoodreadsThis...wasn't really worth it, actually. It's main fault is the plot. About halfway through the book, the plot twists, turns, goes out to a bar, gets high on crack, walks into an alley and gets ... Read full review
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User Review - Eddy Allen - GoodreadsThe author of this book obviously didn't do his research. The title of the book is "1984," but it might as well take place a few billion years after. The year 1984 actually was rife with punks ... Read full review
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User Review - Nate - GoodreadsWhen I was told that I could read 1984 by George Orwell for my CP English final, I was extremely excited. As I started reading, I became less and less excited about it. The novel is George Orwell's ... Read full review
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User Review - Annie Jones - GoodreadsI did not like this book. It is simply not my style. That being said, I understand how it has become a classic. It is really thought-provoking and interesting when compared to our modern world. At ... Read full review
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User Review - Natalie - GoodreadsI've been recommended this book so many times by people and I decided to read it, brought and read it when I was backpacking and whilst I was away, ANOTHER person said I had to read this. It must be ... Read full review
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User Review - Alicia - GoodreadsI read this book many years ago, and I really hated it. Thinking back, it's a little hard for me to remember exactly why I disliked it. I think I found the language/syntax off-putting. I've been ... Read full review
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User Review - Mana - GoodreadsIt is hard to really like 1984 after reading Мы (We), the Russian classic dystopian science fiction written by Zamyatin E. in the 1920s. 1984's plot is almost completely copied from We (Orwell admits ... Read full review
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User Review - Diana Wilder - GoodreadsWhy on earth do they make hormonal early-teen types suffer through books filled with doom and gloom? Aside from a play by Shakespeare (though, come to think of it, it was Julius Caesar: a good play ... Read full review
