Review: 1984
User Review - Solstice ♫ ♪ - Goodreadsof course, being the normal student that i am, the only reason WHY i picked up the book was being forced to freshman year by my english teacher. i was very curious about this type of book. i had heard ... Read full review
Review: 1984
User Review - April - GoodreadsThis was my first time reading Orwell. 1984 is all its cracked up to be. I went into the book having no idea what it was. It's doubleplus good. The introduction of the character was excellent. First ... Read full review
Review: 1984
User Review - Brian Hodges - GoodreadsThis one was a no-brainer to pick up as part of my "I really need to catch up on my classics" series. And I've gotta say, I just don't get what all the fuss is about. Other than the fact that I'm sure ... Read full review
Review: 1984
User Review - Mike - GoodreadsI find the high reputation this book enjoys among virtually all readers incomprehensible. Orwell's prose style is mediocre for his time—compare him with Graham Greene, Evelyn Waugh, or even lesser ... Read full review
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User Review - Eleanor - GoodreadsI tried reading 1984 with perspective of today and wondered if society/the human race could sucumb to such hopelessness? I cannot accept that mankind would ever surrender his independence, integrity ... Read full review
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User Review - Devin Wallace - GoodreadsWhile 1984 may be an amazing work in terms of political relevance to our lives today, as a novel it does not stand up to many of the greater works of the past one hundred years. The main character ... Read full review
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User Review - Michael (Tattoogirl Reads) - GoodreadsI hated this damn book. I feel like I should give it an obligatory 5 stars but I'm not going to. Yes it's powerful and thought provoking blah blah blah. But it's a depressing and hopeless story. I ... Read full review
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User Review - Heather - GoodreadsI forced myself to finish this book. It was dumb. I do, however, now have a different view point when I watch news. I've always known it is given a slant by whomever is reporting it, but now I can ... Read full review
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User Review - Sara - GoodreadsWritten in 1949, 1984 is George Orwell's horrifying vision of what the world was becoming. Following the Great Wars of the 1950s, the world has been divided into thirds; Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia ... Read full review
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User Review - Lisa Cole - GoodreadsThis book is so depressing. It raises interesting philosophical questions regarding human nature, but I would be more likely to contemplate them in a different context. However, the book is still ... Read full review
