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Listened to Audiobook. A reread from high school.
I don’t remember a single thing about this book from high school. To the point where I actually question whether I really read it or just used SparkNotes to write all my essays.
This is an incredibly powerful book (which is why I’m shocked 15 years later I don’t remember anything about it). It’s graphic and disturbing, but I think a vital read. Especially in today’s political climate.
I don’t know that I necessarily “liked” this book, but it is d ...more
I don’t remember a single thing about this book from high school. To the point where I actually question whether I really read it or just used SparkNotes to write all my essays.
This is an incredibly powerful book (which is why I’m shocked 15 years later I don’t remember anything about it). It’s graphic and disturbing, but I think a vital read. Especially in today’s political climate.
I don’t know that I necessarily “liked” this book, but it is d ...more
Maybe just 3.5 stars this go round. I’ve read many dystopian novels between my first and second readings. The political philosophy is a bit heavy-handed in the torture scenes and the insertion of Goldstien’s chapters takes away from the flow of the story while filling in background.
Spoiler: Winston’s death is a final letdown instead of a dim hope. I’m not sure which is the best ending in the dystopian genre. One risks turning the story into a moral. The other can be too predictable.
Teaching not ...more
Spoiler: Winston’s death is a final letdown instead of a dim hope. I’m not sure which is the best ending in the dystopian genre. One risks turning the story into a moral. The other can be too predictable.
Teaching not ...more
1984 wasn’t like life in ‘1984’; however, it is a scary prediction of life in 2019. We willingly give up our privacy and surveillance to Facebook, Siri and other social media.
Our political leader states, “What you’ve read and what you’ve heard are not what is happening” and coincidentally introducing “fake news”. 70 years after it was published, this book is widely popular.
Our political leader states, “What you’ve read and what you’ve heard are not what is happening” and coincidentally introducing “fake news”. 70 years after it was published, this book is widely popular.
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