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Feb 08, 2014
Greg Hickey
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it was amazing
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It’s been several years since I last read 1984, and I’m pleased to see I still find it the standard for the dystopian genre. Orwell’s understanding of global economic and political forces is practically unmatched by any other author of fiction, and his ability to translate this theory into a thoroughly compelling and readable novel is impressive. The result is a terrifying examination of the desire for power and the means by which it is secured.
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The most thought provoking and engrossing of all the books I have read to date. Literally could not put it down. The way Orwell describes London and The Party with such vividness made me feel Winstons strifes and his helplessness. Incredible read.
Jan 28, 2014
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George Orwell takes his time getting there, but he ends up creating a haunting dystopia, the ideas of which may stick with you forever. The completely upside down world seems so improbable and unrealistic, but as you go through the life of Winston Smith, trying to fight and understand the the way the world is, it becomes real and the sickening events become inevitable. You witness the transformation of a man through the system, and it leaves you feeling afraid, miserable and extremely cautious a
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