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Oct 25, 2023
Lada
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“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
It took a thousand years, but even I eventually read/listened to 1984. In some ways, I'm glad I've only now read the book so I can appreciate all its aspects and ideas. Orwell created an incredibly dark and unforgiving world ruled by a totalitarian system based on his own experiences, which from today's perspective seems terrifying. While reading, I often wondered if the modern world reflects what Orwell outl ...more
It took a thousand years, but even I eventually read/listened to 1984. In some ways, I'm glad I've only now read the book so I can appreciate all its aspects and ideas. Orwell created an incredibly dark and unforgiving world ruled by a totalitarian system based on his own experiences, which from today's perspective seems terrifying. While reading, I often wondered if the modern world reflects what Orwell outl ...more
It was really sort of strange
much better the second time through though
much better the second time through though
Nov 18, 2013
Arianna
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it was amazing
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Jul 22, 2023
Ayu Mi
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Oct 04, 2015
Ashlyn Williamson
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