1984
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4.3 • 260 Ratings
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Publisher Description
1984 is a dystopian novel by George Orwell written in 1948, which follows the life of Winston Smith, a low ranking member of ‘the Party’, who is frustrated by the omnipresent eyes of the party, and its ominous ruler Big Brother.
‘Big Brother’ controls every aspect of people’s lives. It has invented the language ‘Newspeak’ in an attempt to completely eliminate political rebellion; created ‘Throughtcrimes’ to stop people even thinking of things considered rebellious. The party controls what people read, speak, say and do with the threat that if they disobey, they will be sent to the dreaded Room 101 as a looming punishment.
Orwell effectively explores the themes of mass media control, government surveillance, totalitarianism and how a dictator can manipulate and control history, thoughts, and lives in such a way that no one can escape it.
Customer Reviews
2+2=5
Great book and interesting read.
Evil
Everyone talks about how great this book is, personally I wish it had never been written. Our modern society is filled with treachery, cameras, spies, always watching, people living in fear because of Big Brother. Was this book responsible for creating the paranoia of our society today? Certainly it gave those in power a heads-up on how to suppress and force control over the masses through fear.
Evil feeds on good until good is depleted, then evil feeds upon itself until nothing is left.
A great classic
Great book with great characters and settings.
Although, 1984 isn’t very dissimilar from a future we could actually see which is.. concerning to say the least.