Megan Sullivan 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.

Megan Sullivan I have to admit, when I was reading it I found the story boring the first 80 pages. However, I am so happy I read it and I want to try reading it agai…moreI have to admit, when I was reading it I found the story boring the first 80 pages. However, I am so happy I read it and I want to try reading it again in the near future. Once I read the last page I realized that it is very similar to the world today... crazy thing is it was written years before. It is a classic that everyone should read to see the dangerous parallels between the world in the book and our world today.(less)

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