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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Mar 5, 2004
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. ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 7, 2012
Pros: Easy Read
Page Turner
Cons: Sometimes it can be hard to understand the meaning behind some things.
Summary: 1984 by George Orwell, really makes you think and also consider the kind of things that the government, if given to much control, can really start to do. From watching the same football game over and over and over, to finding microphones everywhere, even ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 2, 2008
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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 31, 2006
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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 17, 2005
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, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 21, 2005
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 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 6, 2005
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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 2, 2005
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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 14, 2004
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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 9, 2004
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 ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 22, 2004
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 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 1, 2003
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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 28, 2003
Pros: Exciting, Suspenseful, Spies and Espionage
Cons: Sex and affair
Summary: 1984. Orwell, George. New York, NY: New American Library, 1949. 245 pages. W ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 24, 2003
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 ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 5, 2003
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 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 3, 2003
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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 15, 2003
Pros: Original beautifully written masterpiece of writing
Cons: Grimness might get you down, but break through that and read it!
Summary: According to my diary, aged 14 at the time, I read two books in the first half of the year 1984. The first was Animal Farm. The second was 1984. At the time, my homeland of England was experiencing a monumental miners strike. The governmentally appointed ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 13, 2003
Pros: Tackles issues still important today, uses easy-to-understand language, everything is carefully thought-out
Cons: Lacks any real developments throughout the first two-thirds of the book
Summary: George Orwell (real name Eric Blair) was a political writer, and it is therefore important to note that his objective in writing this book was more a warning to future generations than as a source of entertainment. Keeping that in mind, I strongly ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 13, 2003
Pros: Well Crafted, Suspenseful
Cons: None that I can think of
Summary: 1984 by George Orwell is a masterfully crafted book with an elaborate description of a world absent of original thought. The main character, Winston Smith, works for the inner circle of the "Party", the group that controls everything through the ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 20, 2002
Pros: Has had an incredible impact on how we look at our government.
Cons: It had to end.
Summary: 1984 has changed the way that we, as a people, view the laws that are created to protect us. Every time a government agency tries to set up cameras, whether to catch speeding vehicles or whatever, somebody utters "Big Brother is watching you." It makes ... read more
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