by George Orwell
I went into this book expecting to be scared by it, and expecting to love it. While I was somewhat scared by it, I, unfortunately, didn't like it very much. I really didn't like Winston very well. He is a weak, lustful, unpleasant character who contemplates murder and rape. I didn't like Julia. Sh...
Winston Smith arbeitet im Ministerium für Wahrheit in einem totalitären Überwachungsstaat. Es gibt kaum eine Regung, die dem System, daher dem Big Brother entgeht, denn Winston und seine Mitmenschen sind einer 24-Stunden-Überwachung ausgesetzt. Aber was passiert, wenn man Widerwillen in sich spürt u...
“He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.” its a good essay more than a good novel .
This book was well written and one of the most engaging books I have read in years. This book is full of exciting twists and I would recommend it to anyone who would listen.
Der erste Satz Es war ein kalter Tag im April, und die Uhren schlugen gerade dreizehn, als Winston Smith, das Kinn an die Brust gepresst, um dem rauhen Wind zu entgehen, rasch durch die Glastüren eines der Häuser des Victory-Blocks schlüpfte wenn auch nicht rasch genug, als dass nicht zugleich mit i...
I am so glad I finally finished it. It's not that it was bad, it wasn't. Parts of it I enjoyed very much. It just seemed like an enormous infodump in some chapters and that really threw the pacing off. I can see why so many loved it. I absolutely adored the parts leading up to the halfway mark. And ...
Absolutely brilliant! I don't know why I didn't read this book any early. I was born in 1984 and I've been meaning to read this novel ever since (well, not quite but I guess you get my point). This is probably the best work of dystopia ever written.
"I had won the victory over myself. I finished this book" I am giving this book a 4 not because I loved it, I hated it with a passion, but because it was really good. I hated it for the reasons the author probably intended on purpose. So as much as I'd rather burn the book because of what it did t...
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