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Mar 05 '04
Pros: gripping story; Winston; description
Cons: torture scenes; some unnecessary writing
Summary: NOTE--This takes place after Dr. Freudine gives her report on her client 29th Candidate and a male psychiatrist says she wasted everyone's time and to forget being a psychiatrist. ******************* I don’t at first know what to do with myself. ...
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Dec 02 '08
Pros: Well written, important message
Cons: None
Summary: What’s the greatest book ever written? It’s a question I asked myself about a year ago as I set about drawing up my own list of 100 must reads. My methods were not entirely scientific but I set about pulling together various lists from the ...
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Mar 31 '06
Pros: deep and intellectual, suspenseful, impossible to put down, superb character development
Cons: none
Summary: ...I make no exxageration in saying this. Ninteen Eighty-Four from start to finish is one of the most fascinating, deep and intellectuals reads I have ever been fortunate enough to endeavour. My curiosity was actually touched on this matter of ...
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Nov 17 '05
Pros: Freightingly predictive, iconic book.
Cons: very dark and grim. Pedantic. Depressing. A bit slow at times.
Summary: WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH Winston Smith, or more properly 6079 SMITH, W, lives in London, the capitol city of Airstrip One, used to be England but that was before the Party, before INGSOC. London is part of Oceania, ...
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Apr 21 '05
Pros: Relevant to modern day America and the World.
Cons: Depressing.
Summary: I have heard the term “Big Brother is watching you” all of my life, without really understanding fully what the phrase implied. I knew it was meant to signify that the government is in your business, but the full weight of the phrase was lost on ...
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Apr 06 '05
Pros: A dark look into what may have been the future.
Cons: Boring in some places, a little dated in some places, and some British slang.
Summary: I have always felt that this is probably the best book ever written. It might have the best prose, it might be very interesting at times, the quality of the writing is sporadic at times, that does not matter. This book's message has never worn thin and ...
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Jan 02 '05
Pros: Brilliant.
Cons: Depressing.
Summary: WARNING This review contains political content. I just couldn't write it any other way - so much of what makes this book great for me is its messages. If you're too damn closed-minded to deal with what I believe then you may as well just scroll to ...
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Jun 14 '04
Pros: Thoughtfully-written fantasy yet insightful look at human nature and society
Cons: one slightly dry part
Summary: George Orwell's 1984 was written over fifty years ago and is now, in 2004, twenty years outdated. How then is this book still captivating readers with a tale that remains so frighteningly relevant? It's because Orwell's brilliant examination of ...
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Apr 09 '04
Pros: Gets you thinking, great character development
Cons: Sometimes dark, has a few unnecessary sex scenes, often disturbing
Summary: Comments are welcomed and greatly appreciated Having just finished 1984 last night at 1:30, I'm going to try to write on it while it's still fresh in my memory. Plot Overview (may be a few spoilers) George Orwell visions ...
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Jan 22 '04
Pros: Easy to read, current today even though it was written over 50 years ago
Cons: Not particularly challenging, abrupt ending
Summary: 1984 is well known by all, whether they have read it or not, as a book about Big Brother - an all seeing governing body that controls what you think and do. I had looked forward to reading this book since it is so frequently referred to by the media and ...
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Sep 01 '03
Pros: Describes Society in Detail
Cons: Lack of Morality
Summary: To read 1984 is to put all the fears of what has, is, or could happen into one horrifying tale. Th ...
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Aug 28 '03
Pros: Exciting, Suspenseful, Spies and Espionage
Cons: Sex and affair
Summary: 1984. Orwell, George. New York, NY: New American Library, 1949. 245 pages. W ...
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Aug 24 '03
Pros: Good theme and characters
Cons: Lengthy political references
Summary: 1984. George Orwell. New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1950, 267 pages. Reading 1984 is like reading ho ...
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Aug 05 '03
Pros: 1984 is a freakishly possible vision of what our society could become.
Cons: The book left out certain aspects about the society that leaves you wanting more information.
Summary: This story is incredibly detailed about how the society controls the people and how they are abl ...
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Aug 03 '03
Pros: The characters in the book, give the book some interest.
Cons: The book deals with a very controversial issues about a dictatorship.
Summary: 1984. George Orwell. New York, NY: New American Library, 1961. 267 pages. Reading 1984, is li ...
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