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Eyffem⁷
Aug 14, 2022 rated it really liked it
i couldnt review this book even if i tried. so i wont. its just…good. and so good. and its bad. and so bad. it haunts you. the similarities to the real world, the thought provoking analogies, the horror stays with you. it has a huge impact on you.

the flaws of this book make you want to hate it but the purpose, the plot, the message makes you love it. and it would be absolutely possible to say the exact opposite. so i dont possibly know how to review this book.

just, a must-read.
Ami 乁⁠ ⁠˘⁠ ⁠o⁠ ⁠˘⁠ ⁠ㄏ (written by Jane Austen)
There's nothing I could say that has not already been said by at least a dozen readers so I'll refrain from saying anything.

But my personal thoughts can be summed up in one sentence: "I know he was dying but damn, that one chapter was really, really long."
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Shira Harvey Min
May 18, 2022 rated it really liked it
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Este libro fue recomendado por Namjoon de bts.

Fue muy interesante leer este libro.

Un mundo futurista creado por George Orwell mientras estaba rodeado de un gobierno totalitario.

Manipulación en la información, totalitarismo, no tienes derecho a amar, expresarte, libertad. Toca temas muy serios.

Hay mucho que profundizar pero creo que no vasta con solo escribirlo. Cada uno tiene que formarse su opinión solo diré que es un libro impactante el cual nunca deberíamos vivir en circunstancias en la que
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