Written in 1948, 1984 was George Orwell's chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, Orwell's narrative is timelier than ever. 1984 presents a startling and haunting vision of the world, so powerful that it is completely convincing from start to finish. No one can deny the power of this novel, its hold on the imaginations of multiple generations of readers, or the resiliency of its admonitions a legacy that seems only to grow with the passage of time.
My Review - Doubleplusgood
Having finally read this classic it was not what I had
expected, however I don’t know what I really expected and yet in some ways it
was not unexpected…… (a case of snippets being used and abused through the
years by the media). What did come as a
pleasant surprise was the darn good storyline within the Big Brother, Room 101 etc
scenario.
This is an amazing piece of writing given it was published
in 1949, the similarities with things around today are quite fascinating/unsettling. Orwell creates a bleak, very atmospheric
world and the main protagonist, Winston Smith, was very believable - I was
gripped by his plight from the first page.
Be warned it is very violent in parts.
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