From the Bookshelf of EVERYONE Has Read This but Me - The Catch-Up Book Club

1984
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Nico
Jul 28, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Come non dare il massimo dei voti a questo libro? Pur non eccellendo nella caratterizzazione dei personaggi o nella complessità della trama rispetto ad altre opere, il libro colpisce per il suo messaggio profondo e la straordinaria costruzione di un mondo distopico. È un capolavoro che lascia un segno indelebile.

Tra gli elementi che ho trovato più geniali c’è la Neolingua, una lingua appositamente creata per servire gli scopi ideologici del Partito. Questo aspetto, così ricco di significato, rap
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Pennygale
If I'd read this before the Trump presidency, then 'meh'...reading it now has been eye-opening. This book is decades before its time in today's world of alternate facts and newspeak. 1984 is having a huge resurgence online, and I read this as one of a series in an online read-along.

#alternatefacts #rebelfromthewaistdown #speakright #memoryhole #thoughtpolice #oceania #room101 #bigbrotheriswatchingyou
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Sheena
Jan 17, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: dystopia, favorites
Wow. I can't believe I waited so long to read this. Took a little while for me to get into at first, but once it picked up, it was a page turner for me. Amazing book. ...more
Erik
Nov 16, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Mr.Coffee
Nov 24, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Marcia Meier
Nov 30, 2009 rated it liked it
Niki
Dec 07, 2009 rated it really liked it
Leona
Dec 05, 2012 marked it as to-read
Laura
Feb 12, 2013 marked it as to-read
Amanda Papasergi
Jul 04, 2013 rated it really liked it
Natalija
Nov 21, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Ron
Feb 09, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Tammie
Oct 28, 2015 rated it liked it
Marlaine McArthur
Dec 18, 2015 rated it it was amazing
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Ian Anderson
Aug 28, 2016 rated it liked it
Jessica
Apr 07, 2017 rated it liked it
Sarah
Jun 06, 2017 marked it as to-read
Abena
Dec 05, 2017 marked it as to-read
Hannah
Dec 22, 2018 rated it it was ok
Laura-marie
Jul 14, 2018 marked it as to-read
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