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By Kerri , the sane one · 89 posts · 198 views
By Kerri , the sane one · 89 posts · 198 views
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A fascinating and horrifying roller coaster of a novel. Latter events in particular give the brain so much to mull over, great for breaking down reader's (and probably writer's) block. Overall I was more impressed by Animal Farm's simplicity. 1984 is more raw with cutting details- but still concise, which is a valuable accomplishment for a novel dealing with subject matter where there is so much worth talking about.
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Thought provoking and disturbing.
I should have read this book a long time ago. I don't know how I missed it in school. I found it to be brilliant but so depressing I just wanted to throw it across the room after I finished it. I'm glad that Orwell's vision didn't come true in 1984. And I hope to God it never does.
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Impressive. I honestly expected a cheesy story, but now I see why Orwell is so noted. I love this book. I can see this theme and the way it's presented to be timeless.
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Maybe orange 45's administration "learned" their definition of what the truth is from reading this book ...
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