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1984

George Orwell

Start date: September 1, 2015

Finish date: October 1, 2015

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Oct 30, 2014 Parthiban Sekar rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, read-again, dystopian

“Inequality was the price of civilization.”

Isn't it true that all men are not same based on their native talents or socioeconomic status? The ever-alluring daydream or idea (for optimists only) of "an earthly paradise in which men should live together in a state of brotherhood, without laws and without brute labor, has been haunting the human imagination for thousands of years". However, thanks to our governing bodies and ruling classes, our earthly paradise still seems to be forbidden to us. An ...more

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Feb 11, 2014 Devika Fernando rated it it was amazing

One of the greatest books ever written, in my opinion. It's shocking how much Orwell understands about people, politics and religion. It's even more shocking to see that much of what he has envisioned has already come true.
I read the book more than 10 years ago in German, and now again in English, and the latter version had an even bigger impact on me. It is one of the few books that I find 'disturbing' and that are incredibly thought-provoking. ...more

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May 01, 2011 Harsha rated it really liked it

Shelves: classics, dystopian

I don't think any other book has disturbed me as much as this one has. So scary! ...more

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Feb 22, 2014 Ashita Thakur rated it it was amazing

I read this book around a month ago and did not think myself to be in possession of a mental state which might enable me to say something about this. I can still remember my reaction when I finished this and the way that my roommates were worried for my sanity because I was so upset over a book. BUT what a book.

A totalitarian government where people are taught to be feelingless, heartless, devoid of the right to use their own brains has been a subject of many books now. The Giver (mention becaus ...more

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Mar 03, 2015 Anirban Nanda rated it it was amazing

Shelves: classic, modern-classic

This book is one my best read novels and will be in my list of top novels. Facts and theory presented here are utterly convincing and horrifying. It is a WARNING to the mankind.

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