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Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell

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anarru's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

zoctvi's review against another edition

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The graphic sex scenes

kileyallen's review against another edition

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4.0

This review gets 4 stars because ++spoilers++ I loved the ending. Finally, after years of reading negative utopia books where the aware main character joins some sort of resistance or revolution after a hard journey and eventually brings down the controlling government (i.e. The hunger games, pretties/uglies, matched, the giver, etc.) they ALL end with burning hope. The thought that the people will always be heard! I love 1984 because it's the cold, hard truth. The "let's face it- there is no hope" (or there might as well be none if it lies with the proles). It's not some young adult fiction book starting with "Once upon a controlling government system..." And ending with "...And they all lived happy and free for ever after." It makes you realize that we have come to expect the happily ever afters. It's shocking. It's scary. It's real.

thoroughlyme's review against another edition

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4.0

Definitely takes a little while to get going, but once it gets going it's like a freight train that can't be stopped. Gripping, emotionally draining, scarily relevant, 1984 truly deserves its status as a classic.

angelicasfandoms's review against another edition

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3.0

~ 3.5/5 stars ~

I get why this book is a classic but reading it was a rollercoaster that I wanted to get off but couldn't. I've been meaning to read this book for the longest time and I'm really glad I finally decided to pick it up. I found this book somewhat hard to get through, but it was because of its lack of context and flat characters. However, I think its messages are profound and it's a book everyone should read at least once in their lifetime.

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5.0

Very good book. Can drag on in sections and sometimes it's hard to get through the longer pages, but overall a science fiction masterpiece that I would highly recommend.

Fun fact: it was actually written in 1948, was sort of a mistake, it being called 1984.