Review: 1984
User Review - Everett Pantaloons - GoodreadsThere's really no way I can discuss what I wish to discuss without spoiling a few (or many) things. It took me quite some time to actually finish 1984. It's not a terribly eventful book, but that ... Read full review
Review: 1984
User Review - Michael Carolin - GoodreadsOrwell does a spectacular job portraying a realistic and terrifying dystopian future where government control has escalated beyond containment. For most of the book it stays fresh and interesting, but ... Read full review
Review: 1984
User Review - Ian - GoodreadsAt times a little bit hard to follow, George Orwell's 1984 is a stark, haunting tale that draws eerily similar parallels to modern society. Set in, as you'd imagine, the year 1984, English Socialism ... Read full review
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User Review - Ana-Maria - GoodreadsAn interesting book describing a totalitarian society based on hate and brainwashing. The main character, Winston Smith risks everything by trying to withstand this manipulation of the Party that ... Read full review
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User Review - Hasan - GoodreadsWe had to read this book in the 9th grade and I remember not comprehending a single Orwellian concept. I'm not sure what they were thinking but it's definitely NOT a book to be read in the 9th grade ... Read full review
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User Review - Kevin - GoodreadsNineteen Eighty-Four is a classic dystopian novel written by George Orwell, consisting of 314 pages. It talks about a Utopian society where the people are always aware of Big Brother who supposedly ... Read full review
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User Review - Luc Duguay - GoodreadsIn 1985 I was 17. I went to Wales for 4 weeks with a group of 12 cadets from Canada. All the non-Québec Canadian cadets had read this book and also the escorting officer, which was from Westmount ... Read full review
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User Review - Sandy Cox - GoodreadsWarning: This review contains spoilers. If you have not read this, I suggest waiting until another time to read my review. Now that business is out of the way, I'll get on with my review. Beyond the ... Read full review
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User Review - Julie - Goodreads"Down with Big Brother." What an intersting, thought provoking book. In some ways, America really has taken on some of the ideas of 1984. We monitor everything. There are video camara's everywhere ... Read full review
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User Review - Sydney - GoodreadsI wanted to like this book so much more than I did. That's not to say I didn't enjoy this book: I really did. I wanted to give it 3.5 stars, but I rounded up. This book is not about a hero or a ... Read full review
