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1984
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April 15, 2016
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May 14, 2016
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Nadine
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Winston Smith lebt in einer Welt, in der die Menschen ständig von Big Brother beobachtet werden, selbst in der eigenen Wohnung. Er hat aber das seltene Glück, einen toten Winkel in der Wohnung zu haben, der nicht eingesehen werden kann. Eines Tages beginnt er damit, ein Tagebuch zu führen, seine Gedanken zu ordnen und sein Leben und die Gesellschaft in der er lebt zu hinterfragen.
Er lernt eine junge Frau kennen und wird auf eine Rebellengruppe aufmerksam, aber das Net
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Ala'a El-Nabawy
Mar 14, 2017 rated it really liked it
Brilliant novel! meanwhile I really don't agree how it ended, It could be a full of contradicted emotions of intimidation, self cheapness and unworthiness that could drive Winston unhelplessly towards doing and pretending of doing what the party wants him to do or be but would never be a sudden believing yet loving the party/ big brother especially after the fact of knowing that the object of torture is torture & power is not a mean it's an end. Hell NO! ...more
Annette
One of those books that I managed to miss in my youth. Well, can mark that box.
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