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"1984" is one of my two favorite books of all time. George Orwell created the perfect paranoid masterpiece, and his work has proven to be all too accurate with its nightmarish future view of our world. So many words and phrases from "1984" have become part of our common, everyday vocabulary; "big brother," "thought police," "memory hole," "comrade," are just a few of the most memorable. This book was tremendously influential in my own writing, and you can find echoes of it throughout my novel "T
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Last year I told a high school girl that I read this book in 63 when I was in college. She said, 'were you scared when 84 came about ?'I didn t know how to answer that do any of you have a good answer for her and others with the same question. I am more scared now than I was about 1984. ...more
I read the book around 10 years ago and I'm going re-read it, in order to improve my "Newspeak".. hehehe..
The book has a amazing plot and structure. Highly recommended for those who likes literature with political undercurrents. ...more
The book has a amazing plot and structure. Highly recommended for those who likes literature with political undercurrents. ...more
