Review: 1984
User Review - Triss - GoodreadsConcept of book is innovative for the time period, but overall its a long dulling read. Waiting till section 3 in the book is when it actually becomes somewhat interesting. Its somewhat of a dirty ... Read full review
Review: 1984
User Review - Anny - GoodreadsBah humbug. I can't believe they made us read this in grade 8. If my kid has this on the curriculum in grade 8, you betcha this mom is calling the school to complain! Did not appreciate the torture ... Read full review
Review: 1984
User Review - Nick - GoodreadsDystopian Science Fiction In a world where everyone is controlled as much as possible, Winston Smith is a rebel. In Oceania, the people are governed by the Party, a group led by the infamous Big ... Read full review
Review: 1984
User Review - Mike Chrisman - GoodreadsI realize that this book is concidered a classic but I didn't care for it. The story itself is a good story (big brother), but my problem is with most books if this era. The author treats religion ... Read full review
Review: 1984
User Review - dee - GoodreadsIt was ok just for me. Who am I to say a book of such magnitude is just ok? I read it in high school and I remember liking it. Maybe that was because it was much closer to being 1984. I was also more ... Read full review
Review: 1984
User Review - Sabah Haddara - GoodreadsI've read the reviews and so I have an idea of what the book is about. Then I decided to read it. It's not a very hard read, but it's just soo slow that I had to kinda force myself to read it, but ... Read full review
Review: 1984
User Review - Jen - GoodreadsEven though this was written and published long before the current preponderance of dystopic novels, I have a hard time not seeing it as just one more title in the ever-expanding list of political ... Read full review
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User Review - dixie - GoodreadsI finished the book and felt nothing but disappointment, which truly surprised me. After reading Brave New World, I immediately opened back to the first page and started again. With 1984 I restrained ... Read full review
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User Review - Justin - GoodreadsThis is another book from our reading list that I had read back in the day, but in the spirit of our reading list challenge, decided to read again. I didn't remember being too fond of it and sure ... Read full review
Review: 1984
User Review - Chad - GoodreadsAs soon as I started this, I groaned because it seemed to be just like Ayn Rand's Anthem, which I hated. I kept going though, mainly because I was listening to the audio version in the middle of a big ... Read full review
