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1984
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September 4, 2014
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September 4, 2014
Why we're reading this
Big Brother is watching you.

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Melanie
Jul 13, 2014 rated it it was ok
I really struggled to finish this book. However, I did enjoy the part where I found out more about a society. We had a discussion at work about how this is becoming true with "Big Brother" watching us. However, we still have our individuality and our freedom. Could this happen? Possibly with the shrinking of the middle class. However, people want luxery so I think a Brave New World would be a more plausible future. I do find it interesting that religion and books pretty much disappear in these d ...more
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Sep 20, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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Much more terrifying as an adult than as a teenager.
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