The Usual answers “Why do people rate this book so high? ...”

Wilma asked this question about 1984:

Why do people rate this book so high? Surely I am missing something.

The Usual If you think this book is a brilliant literary masterpiece then you haven't read it (and there are various surveys about that suggest that lots of peo…moreIf you think this book is a brilliant literary masterpiece then you haven't read it (and there are various surveys about that suggest that lots of people who, sincerely or otherwise, claim to have read it, actually haven't).
Important? Yes.
Influential? Certainly.
Just not very good.(less)

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Nicholas Lewis So, I'd agree with you that this book was not written as a plot-based story. In fact, there is not much of a plot in the entire thing but it succeeds ...more
Jul 09, 2020 11:33AM · flag

The Usual Then we agree. We both agree that it's important on the ideas front; we both agree that it's not much fun as story. The only difference is the weight ...more
Jul 09, 2020 11:00PM · flag

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