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1984

George Orwell

Start date: July 1, 2012

Finish date: July 31, 2012

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Jan 31, 2020 Dorum rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Alan Moore, the writer of comics has once said:

“Now, as I understand it, the bards were feared. They were respected, but more than that they were feared. If you were just some magician, if you'd pissed off some witch, then what's she gonna do, she's gonna put a curse on you, and what's gonna happen? Your hens are gonna lay funny, your milk's gonna go sour, maybe one of your kids is gonna get a hare-lip or something like that — no big deal.

You piss off a bard, and forget about putting a curse on ...more

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Dec 16, 2012 Ayman Saeyeldin rated it it was amazing

خلصتها بعد معاناة وفقر في الوقت ..
رواية تستحق العالمية فعلا .. اعتقد ان أفكار الحزب بيتم تطبيقها بشكل أو بآخر في كل البلاد
في نهاية الرواية بتتقبل مفاهيم ان الحرية هي العبودية وان الحرب هي السلام وزاي المستبدين مقتنعين فعلا بالمفاهيم المشوهة دي

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