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1984
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doubleplusgood
A totalitarian world where privacy is non-existent, love is illegal, there's a shortage of razor blades, and a simple math problem is being manipulated. I was really impressed with the world-building here. I found it extremely detailed. In the early chapters of the book, without a doubt, Orwell was already making a point. While I recognize the message and the importance of the book, I didn't enjoy the flow of the story that much. I was able to recruit a few people to buddy-read this with me, and in the end, we mainly discussed O'Brien's manipulative character and Winston's obsession with the idea of him. I also felt like Julia was just a random character, and the book by Goldstein was unnecessarily loooong. Anyway, overall it was plusgood, but rounding it up to doubleplusgood.
A totalitarian world where privacy is non-existent, love is illegal, there's a shortage of razor blades, and a simple math problem is being manipulated. I was really impressed with the world-building here. I found it extremely detailed. In the early chapters of the book, without a doubt, Orwell was already making a point. While I recognize the message and the importance of the book, I didn't enjoy the flow of the story that much. I was able to recruit a few people to buddy-read this with me, and in the end, we mainly discussed O'Brien's manipulative character and Winston's obsession with the idea of him. I also felt like Julia was just a random character, and the book by Goldstein was unnecessarily loooong. Anyway, overall it was plusgood, but rounding it up to doubleplusgood.
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Reading Progress
May 30, 2023
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Started Reading
June 1, 2023
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76.52%
""you must try harder. it's not easy to become sane."
ME reminding myself..lol"
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ME reminding myself..lol"
June 1, 2023
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91.46%
""You are improving. Intellectually there is very little wrong with you."
I just added to one of my life's ambitions to say this to someone."
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I just added to one of my life's ambitions to say this to someone."
June 2, 2023
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June 2, 2023
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Jun 03, 2023 12:25PM
I like world-building as well. Terrific review Shey!
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Oh, it was the best part of the book! Glad you liked it too, Kay! 💖
One of the pillars of dystopian fiction <3. I remember enjoying this one back in the day, Animal farm as well. Boy I really need to read more Orwell. My memory is hazy but I think I too found the Goldstein part quite tedious. And Winston trusting O'Brien because he touched his glasses, I mean can you be any more dumb lol. Did you watch the movie? It's really good too. Coincidentally it was filmed in 1984! Can you believe it? John Hurt was awesome, Suzanna Hamilton too. Great review Shey! So glad you doubleplus enjoyed it :D
Haha. I love your comment/thoughts! I actually like to think that he's in love with O'Brien. With all that torture and betrayal, his feelings just went deeper. 😆 I haven't watched the movie yet, but that's an interesting fact. Thanks for posting your review in my comment section.😄 I'm so glad that we both doubleplus enjoyed it, Federico! 😊
Lol. Well now that you mention it I still need to write the review for this one so may borrow a few lines from my pseudo review/comment xD.
doubleplusgood I don't know why I find this funny. Great review, Shey.
Haha. It's a term mentioned in the book that I also find funny. Thanks, Persephone! 😊
Great review Shey! I have read half of this book 😂 omg I really need to finish it! 💖💖
Thanks, Rebecca! Haha. The first half is the best part of the book for me. I hope you enjoy it too, should you decide to continue.
Excellent review! I also liked the world-building in this novel.
Hi Nika, thanks so much for stopping by to read it. I'm so glad you enjoyed this book too! ☺️
