british2197's review against another edition
4.0
Orwell's novel is a book I have read twice and I enjoyed it both times. The book effectively explores how mass media, surveillance, the government and totalitarianism can affect its citizens in such a way that they can't escape. What is most frightening is how realistic and possible a totalitarian state is. The message of the novel how important it is to resist oppression.
thordisr's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.5
mariesota's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
4.5
gabriella_'s review against another edition
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
why do British dystopians always have a nursery rhyme involved? it takes me out because it’s juvenile in an otherwise pretty heavy story
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Medical trauma, Torture, Body shaming, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Child death, War, Kidnapping, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Police brutality, Blood, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Injury/injury detail, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders
blaithinomahony's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
miska22's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
4.0
i wanted to kill myself every second reading it
sladematt's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
3.5
connie_flower's review against another edition
4.0
A book speculating on a future which is now in the past, makes us skeptical of the present, and could still be a scarey version of the future.
It's hard to know what to rate this since it's not like other books I've read before. The plot isn't really important, and neither are the characters. It's more about what they represent and honestly, it's a bit unnerving how you can see aspects of this extreme version of our own world reflected in our present.
It's hard to know what to rate this since it's not like other books I've read before. The plot isn't really important, and neither are the characters. It's more about what they represent and honestly, it's a bit unnerving how you can see aspects of this extreme version of our own world reflected in our present.
_catpeople's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.0