claeeri's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
slow-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
4.5
motivoslobos's review against another edition
4.0
Sin duda un libro que aunque pasen los años, siempre estará vigente.
Aborda una amplitud de temáticas que van desde la educación infantil, sexualidad hasta la crítica política-social. Destacando esta última así como la manipulación de la información y la historia creando muchas dudas en el trayecto de su lectura.
Es un libro que recomendaría ampliamente a todo lector que le interesen estas temáticas.
En mi caso, no llegué a amarle tanto. Si bien tienen buenos momentos, es algo que se vuelve un poco predecible, quizá faltó mostrar otras cualidades o explicar mejor algunas situaciones como la aparición de Julia y esa conexión que esperaba encontrar en algún momento. Por ello mis cuatro estrellas, solamente porque esperaba emocionarme más.
Esto no quiere decir que sea una mala lectura, si considero que es de las mejores representaciones o críticas sociales que he leído en mi vida.
Aborda una amplitud de temáticas que van desde la educación infantil, sexualidad hasta la crítica política-social. Destacando esta última así como la manipulación de la información y la historia creando muchas dudas en el trayecto de su lectura.
Es un libro que recomendaría ampliamente a todo lector que le interesen estas temáticas.
En mi caso, no llegué a amarle tanto. Si bien tienen buenos momentos, es algo que se vuelve un poco predecible, quizá faltó mostrar otras cualidades o explicar mejor algunas situaciones como la aparición de Julia y esa conexión que esperaba encontrar en algún momento. Por ello mis cuatro estrellas, solamente porque esperaba emocionarme más.
Esto no quiere decir que sea una mala lectura, si considero que es de las mejores representaciones o críticas sociales que he leído en mi vida.
dkoplos's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars. This book was...interesting to say the least. Written in the 1940s but set in a dystopian 1984, Winston is a protagonist that is sometimes hard to like. He has an air about him that shows off as being an asshole. The writing is not really my style, as they take too long to describe what is happening in the scene. It’s a classic piece of science fiction than can show how wrong a socialist society can be, and what happens when a ruling party becomes an all-powerful police state in a constant state of war.
It’s interesting in that Orwell seemed to predict the idea of “Big Brother” (AKA the government) wanted to follow everything thing that you do, down to our very thought. He accurately predicted televisions and cameras in every home, even if his prediction is a bit morbid and terrifying. Julia was more of a window dressing in the story, and Winston’s sanity (or lack of it) made me question if she really was so passive or if we just see his view of women as a whole (the idea that they’re sex-crazed seductresses is problematic).
All in all, I’m glad I’ve read it, even if it just means that I can say that I’ve read it, even though I didn’t enjoy it.
It’s interesting in that Orwell seemed to predict the idea of “Big Brother” (AKA the government) wanted to follow everything thing that you do, down to our very thought. He accurately predicted televisions and cameras in every home, even if his prediction is a bit morbid and terrifying. Julia was more of a window dressing in the story, and Winston’s sanity (or lack of it) made me question if she really was so passive or if we just see his view of women as a whole (the idea that they’re sex-crazed seductresses is problematic).
All in all, I’m glad I’ve read it, even if it just means that I can say that I’ve read it, even though I didn’t enjoy it.
laviaenrose's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
pindah's review against another edition
5.0
"Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood."
sara_evaney's review against another edition
4.0
I listened to this on audiobook which was probably a good idea because the narrator just kept going even when it was boring. And there were some boring or very confusing parts, but over all I did enjoy the story and it’s is actually very scary how close we are to this.
nathanb1357's review against another edition
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
readivine's review against another edition
4.0
“Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing.”This was surprisingly very easy to read; I had expected that the language would be inaccessible but it wasn't. I'm a bit wary of reviewing a well-reviewed classic but I now understand why 1984 is highly acclaimed. The themes skirted from excessive surveillance, brain washing, censorship, and many more. But what struck me the most was how language is the greatest tool that the Party wielded to destroy the autonomy of the people. This is a simple story with caricatures that makes it all the more eerie yet plausible.
leasummer's review against another edition
4.0
Hmm. It was a tough one to get through for me. Switched from the book to the audiobook to push myself to get through it.
Several friends described it as filling them with rage, and I can agree with that. Parts 2 and 3 were much more engaging for me than part 1, where I struggled to stay focused and interested.
My friend Amy has an excellent review of this book that mirrors my feelings. You think it can't happen, but then what if...
Several friends described it as filling them with rage, and I can agree with that. Parts 2 and 3 were much more engaging for me than part 1, where I struggled to stay focused and interested.
My friend Amy has an excellent review of this book that mirrors my feelings. You think it can't happen, but then what if...