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Nineteen Eighty Four

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Nineteen Eighty Four

by George Orwell

February 1, 1990 | Trade Paperback

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    Rating: 5/5

    Sadly closer to reality than you would think

    Darth Indurate

    9 days ago

    I reread this classic work by George Orwell hoping to get more out of it now than when I was 20 when I read it for the first time. I did, and not only because I had changed (and...ahem...matured) but because our society has too. Back in the early nineties, cell phones, the internet and social media were in their infancy or not yet born. But now, with facebook, Twitter and texting, the sobering thought of having a Big Brother always watching is more reality than fiction.
    Orwell seems to have known that one day our reality would be heavily influenced by our own perception of what is real, and not on the actual events or people involved. One need only look at the myriad websites postulating that historic events like the Moon Landing in 1969 and the terrorist attacks in New York in 2001 were part of an elaborate plan by the American government to "push" its people towards a particular political or social agenda. Now, I am not saying these events did not happen as described by the media, but the moment people start to question the authenticity of these events, you have to wonder whose point of view is "reality".
    Oh, and I checked with a math teacher friend of mine, and 2 + 2 still equals 4...for now.

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    Rating: 5/5

    BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU

    Sunny

    5 months ago

    Well, a lot has been said about this book by reviewers on this site, and by the literary world at large. I would just like to add that "Nineteen Eight-Four" would have to be one of the greatest books I have ever read, and certainly the greatest dystopian thriller ever produced. It truly makes you think the world around you and not only in terms of governmental power but also media, the internet etc.

    Highly recommended!

    "WAR IS PEACE
    FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
    IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH"

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    Rating: 5/5

    Truly a masterpiece

    Patrycja Malkowska

    14 months ago

    Imagine the world where your every move is being watched. The world where no real history exists- you have to believe what you're being told, even the most outrageous changes in the country's time line. Imagine the world where there is no love, friendship or even hate. What would you do if there was no escaping the Big Brother?
    Talking about a dystopian novel you have to at least mention Orwell's "1984". Right from the beginning you get the strong feeling of wrongness - how people are manipulated or more like, played with. How they can not do one move without being watched. That, however is not the worst part of the story to me. What literally scared me to death is that the government knew peoples' deepest and worst fears and used it against them. I can not even begin to imagine someone trying to make me talk or change my beliefs that way. I would give up right away - and if you think you wouldn't you're wrong.
    As the main character's case proved, there is no love, no belief stronger than fear. Very disturbing.
    Orwell made it all feel real and very possible. It makes you think that maybe our world isn't all that bad...

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    Katenka Antipova

    Rating: 5/5

    1984

    Katenka Antipova

    12 years ago

    This book is yet another example of George Orwell's amazing gift of transporting you right into the moment. The descriptions, the mood, it's all amazing. For a complete description of the world we do live in, read this book. It will open your mind.

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Room 101. If you've ever read George Orwell's brilliant masterpiece 1984, then you know the horrifying things that happen behind that closed door. A scathing attack against totalitarianism in all forms, this tale tells of a man caught in a political nightmare, powerless in a world where lies are propagated as truth, Thought Police monitor you and you have no chance of escape. He also brought into the English vernacular words such as 'newspeak,' 'doublethink,' and 'thoughtcrime.' Orwell sent a warning signal to readers that resonates today: fight against conformity and totalitarian control at all costs.

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ORWELL/NINETEEN EIGHTY FOUR

About the Author

George Orwell was born Eric Hugh Blair in 1903 in Motihari in Bengal, India and later studied at Eton for four years. Orwell was an assistant superintendent with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma. He left the position after five years and then moved to Paris, where he wrote his first two books, Burmese Days and Down and Out In Paris. Orwell then moved to Spain to write but decided to join the United Workers Marxist Party Militia. After being decidedly opposed to communism, Orwell served in the British Home Guard and with the Indian Service of the BBC during World War II. He started writing for the Observer and was literary editor for the Tribune. Soon after he published the world-famous book, Animal Farm, which became a huge success for Orwell. It was then towards the end of his life when Orwell wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four. George Orwell died on January 23, 1950 in London.

Trade Paperback

336 Pages, 4.5 x 7 x 0.79 in

February 1, 1990

English


0140126716
9780140126716

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