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Dana Arbelaez
Soooooo relevant, even today the themes have definite weight...I appreciate Orwell's intuitive need to write this down, because it really just makes you think. ...more
Jessica
Dec 03, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: classic, dystopia, 1001
This is one of those "I can't believe you've never read it!" everlasting-shame deals, but now I can claw back some iota of credibility as a well-read person. And now on the other side of Orwell's tale, I completely get why this is a staple of reading lists everywhere - it's complex and thought-provoking while also being deeply entertaining. It's also illuminating to see how much of what Orwell did in this book became cultural touchstones. One of the classics that everyone should read simply beca ...more
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Scary and forced on kids - not a bad thing necessarily -but - sigh....doom doom doom
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