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santidieg03's review against another edition
5.0
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que maravilla que es la literatura por favor!!! y que miedo que con lo lejos que parecemos estar de esto, tal vez no estemos tan lejos de lo que parece. es increible que orwell escribio esto pensando que tan solo 40 (cuarenta!!) años despues de que salió la sociedad y todo el lenguaje iba a cambiar tan drásticamente !! estoy completamente embelesado y asustado a la vez con esto 10/10
re stream of consciousness esta review escribi lo q me salio ya estarás contenta virginia loobo
que maravilla que es la literatura por favor!!! y que miedo que con lo lejos que parecemos estar de esto, tal vez no estemos tan lejos de lo que parece. es increible que orwell escribio esto pensando que tan solo 40 (cuarenta!!) años despues de que salió la sociedad y todo el lenguaje iba a cambiar tan drásticamente !! estoy completamente embelesado y asustado a la vez con esto 10/10
re stream of consciousness esta review escribi lo q me salio ya estarás contenta virginia loobo
ghaalibking's review against another edition
4.0
The dystopian future he's created, the detail in which he describes the world and what led to it's current state. The description of the systematic destruction of culture, language and all forms of freedom is all done soo well, that it's just soo fascinating to read.
It reminds me of the world created by Ray Bradbury in Fahrenheit 451, but the writing here is much easier to follow and far less poetic than the kind used by Ray to describe his world, not that I'm complaining.
Still both great in their own unique ways.
The only negative thing I would like to say is that, the whole romance portion didn't add anything for me.
Infact, it made the midsection of the book a bore to get through, it didn't particularly add much to the larger plot of the story and the relationship itself wasn't really anything that drew you in and got you invested in it.
It was lustful and better describes as a desperate grab for affection from any source you could find. Completely devoid of any romantic feeling whatsoever. You can't just call something like that "love" and expect us to take it at face value.
Which therefore, made the end where he makes a point to argue that he was still not broken, as he hadn't given up his love for her, seem all the more hollow, losing all the impact that such a statement should have ideally had.
It reminds me of the world created by Ray Bradbury in Fahrenheit 451, but the writing here is much easier to follow and far less poetic than the kind used by Ray to describe his world, not that I'm complaining.
Still both great in their own unique ways.
The only negative thing I would like to say is that, the whole romance portion didn't add anything for me.
Infact, it made the midsection of the book a bore to get through, it didn't particularly add much to the larger plot of the story and the relationship itself wasn't really anything that drew you in and got you invested in it.
It was lustful and better describes as a desperate grab for affection from any source you could find. Completely devoid of any romantic feeling whatsoever. You can't just call something like that "love" and expect us to take it at face value.
Which therefore, made the end where he makes a point to argue that he was still not broken, as he hadn't given up his love for her, seem all the more hollow, losing all the impact that such a statement should have ideally had.
lssteward's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
ocelagrenouille's review against another edition
2.0
I have a bone to pick with EVERY person that has ever recommended this book to me. This book is unnecessarily dragging its point. Some chapters have absolute no relevance for the overall story & The only female character is ATROCIOUS.
I didn’t get the hype.
I didn’t get the hype.
roux1995's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
t0ad's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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
5.0
sminismoni's review against another edition
4.0
Oh dear. While there is no doubt this is brilliantly written, structured and themed, I just couldn't give it 5 stars because of how horrible it left me feeling. I suppose being able to evoke an unending atmosphere of paranoia, futility and despair is the sign of a great writer, but the sickening sense of devastation I felt at the end was almost intolerable.