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I decided to read this book because I love dystopian novels and it is a classic. It would constantly come up on the "must read" dystopian booklists.
Um... I think it was just ok. It was written in 1948 (thus the flipped date / but published in 1949). Orwell was living in a Europe that was being divided up after WW2, and his politcal surroundings had a large impact on his work.
Although its relevant to today, it just wasn't a book I enjoyed. It was just ok. I'm glad I read it but I wouldn't necess ...more
Um... I think it was just ok. It was written in 1948 (thus the flipped date / but published in 1949). Orwell was living in a Europe that was being divided up after WW2, and his politcal surroundings had a large impact on his work.
Although its relevant to today, it just wasn't a book I enjoyed. It was just ok. I'm glad I read it but I wouldn't necess ...more
Certainly a classic, and has some eerie predictions for politics gone bad, but has very little plot, and I can't see what it has that would make it worth studying it in a classroom, also note some content sexuality and torture may not be suitable for all readers.
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Jan 16, 2013
Barbara
rated it
it was amazing
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May 18, 2016
Jen Ifer's Inklings
marked it as to-read
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dead-tree-book,
2023-owned-unread
