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alouette's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
glad george orwell has allegedly admitted in letters that this took a turn into torture p*rn that he didn't intend! because i can so tell why people admire it, but its unrelenting nihilism is suffocating and was only made bearable for me by the interesting artistic choices. there's nothing in this book to make you feel like you're reading about actual humans, with everything being relevant but not so much thought-provoking as it was depressing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Gaslighting, and Classism