“hey guys i have yet not read 1984 but planning to. i would like to know, is it a true story?”
“Loved 1984. Very good. Kind of scary to think of that society.”
“Still working on it XD after a week or two.”
“This book is truly a classic. I have seen its tenets expressed by so many totalitarian governments. Although English, Orwell was a devoted Communist in the 30's. He fought on the side of the communist rebels against the fascist Regime of Generalissimo Francisco Franco. He saw the destruction of Guernica by German bombers helping Franco's forces in 1937. Yet by 1948 he had turned to the other side as he witnessed the atrocities of the Russians as well. There are so many subtle aspects of the totalitarian governance that are exposed so beautifully in this treatise. There are things which were described here in 1948 and were seen in 2008, even in this incredible democracy. To be walking in this world and not have read 1984 is almost sinful.”
“2 + 2 = 5”
“An excellent, though-provoking book. It is very interesting to make comparisons between this book and the society of today.”
“...Just started to read this today...anyone else in the same boat as me? Cause I'm sure I might need to have a group discussion hee, hee,hee”
“I found my copy of this book in a small and rather unkempt bookstore. There were old books on the shelves and the overflow were stacked on the floor. The book was printed in GB and the cover said it was not to be sold or distributed in the United States. I was sixteen. I've read it three times since then and I always find it prophetic. I don't believe Mr. Orwell intended to be prophetic, but he was very astute. The list of things which had actually happened by the year 1984 is fascinating. He'd got most of it right from the bit on the lotteries to the adjustments of the English language. The story is disturbingly relevant even in the 21st century. The constant state of war and the glorification of warfare, the assertion that the populace need Big Brother for national security, the spying and the adjustments made to history to accommodate political correctness.”
“I thought this book was wonderful in its own scary way. It may be far past that date now but to think how far much closer we are to this vision is crazy. In a way im glad the ending how it did and not some hollywood crap, because this world is full of happy endings. I guess you need an ending like that to wake you up if ya know what I mean. Well anyway this book was crazy and written extreamly well.”
“This book is a bit of difrent kind of book since am only in grade 5 ”
