Reviews

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

shelbyboots's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

3.75

gods_dont_poop's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

ambivia's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 stars. I enjoyed Animal Farm more than 1984, but both were really interesting. I thought I'd be thinking more about them having finished them, especially 1984, but perhaps because I knew what they were both about, and Orwell's dystopian vision of the future has become the bedrock of so much of modern dystopian storytelling, it was sort of like seeing the ingredients for a dish I've already eaten?

The ending for 1984 affected me a lot more than I expected it to. What a gut punch. Actually, I could say the same for Animal Farm; because I thought I knew exactly what was going to happen, having even studied this period of history, and yet when we last see Boxer, I was really upset for him!

All in all, I can see why we're still obsessed with Orwell. For books that were written decades ago, his ideas still feel shockingly and perhaps frighteningly modern.

sushcore's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

espookiee's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

melfilms's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Am i even concious?

miyamul's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

clarareads1999's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

melena's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

2.75

maxycat's review against another edition

3.0

I actually found this book a little tough to get through. I’m obsessed with mid 20th cent literature and political writing so I assumed I’d love it. Truth is I found it kind of boring. No doubt it’s an awesome stretch of the imagination but also depressingly not too much of a stress for some living in other parts of the world. Mostly I found it a great insight into the anti communist movement that became popular a couple of decades later. As if you wouldn’t have been paranoid about the spread of communism given what some governments were able to achieve in controlling their citizens and manipulating political thought.