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1984 - Orwell

Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
edited October 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
Is this book worth borrowing/buying?
Seems interesting after reading the wiki article.
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  • Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    It's a must read for everyone imo. So ahead of it's time. It's scary how accurate it is. It's extreme of course, but there's a lot in it that applies today more than ever. I've known people who've read it more recently and found it to be a little slow, but I never found that to be the case. Other than the year mentioned I don't think it's dated a single day. Superb piece of work. Fully deserving of it's classic status.
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  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    I love Orwell's short stories. They're superb. You can buy his collected essays:

    http://www.amazon.com/PENGUIN-ESSAYS-TW ... 0140188037
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Is this book worth borrowing/buying?
    Seems interesting after reading the wiki article.

    its even worth stealing. ;)


    this book horrified me. to think that words can be taken out of a language... my language... was a little more than i could bear. newspeak...ugh. :shock:
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  • he still standshe still stands Posts: 2,835
    asking this audience if this book is worth reading is like asking the Pope if the Bible is worth reading...

    yeah... THAT influential to a lot of us.

    It is so good a lot of people want it banned!
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  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    Call me nuts, but I like Animal Farm even more than 1984.
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  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    They also made a very good movie of this book back in - yep, you guessed it! - 1984.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_E ... %28film%29
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    It's good, but Catch-22 is better. No book captures the inhuman arbitrariness of modern society better than this... it's hilarious and horrifying.

    But 1984 is good too, and easier to read.
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    amazing book..easy read and always in time..
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    soulsinging wrote:
    It's good, but Catch-22 is better. No book captures the inhuman arbitrariness of modern society better than this... it's hilarious and horrifying.

    But 1984 is good too, and easier to read.

    i'd have to agree. great read. (so is 1984 & Animal Farm, though)

    actually, i haven't read 1984 in quite some time. i think i'll start it tonight.
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  • rearviewmirorrearviewmiror Posts: 894
    A great book, and I always liked it better than Animal Farm. It is scary how possible it has become, but the suspense feels real, definitely one of my favorite books of all time.
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  • Digital TwilightDigital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    Just ordered this from amazon, should arrive tomorrow or saturday. Always wanted to read 'Animal Farm' but i seem to have come across this one first. I also ordered 'The Fountainhead' by Ayn Rand.
  • rhcpjam1029rhcpjam1029 Posts: 1,981
    1984 is one of the best books i've ever had to read in school. even if it was not required, i would have read it anyways. it's great because so many musicians today use this book as a basis of their song writing. it's a great book.
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  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    I didn't think there was any school system on the planet that would have a curriculum withouth 1984.
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  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    Digital Twilight wrote:
    Just ordered this from amazon, should arrive tomorrow or saturday. Always wanted to read 'Animal Farm' but i seem to have come across this one first. I also ordered 'The Fountainhead' by Ayn Rand.


    T.F. is my favorite Rand book.
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  • Digital TwilightDigital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    BinFrog wrote:
    Digital Twilight wrote:
    Just ordered this from amazon, should arrive tomorrow or saturday. Always wanted to read 'Animal Farm' but i seem to have come across this one first. I also ordered 'The Fountainhead' by Ayn Rand.


    T.F. is my favorite Rand book.

    I've only read 'Anthem' and of course 'Atlas Shrugged' which is a fookin' mammoth of a book.
  • gobrowns19gobrowns19 Posts: 1,447
    Animal Farm is worth a read, but I definitely recommend watching the video I made in high school...the story recreated with fischer price farm toys. oh and it has some PJ in it, haha. Do the Evolution when the animals revolt, Thumbing My Way when Old Major dies, and Down when they complete the windmill. Haha, it's really a blast.

    But yeah, 1984 is amazing, a must read for everyone.
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  • Digital TwilightDigital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    Well i finished reading 1984 this week and i must say the ending was chilling.

    Wonderful read...
  • Heatherj43Heatherj43 Posts: 1,254
    Definitely a do-read! I prefer the movie.
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  • Digital TwilightDigital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    Heatherj43 wrote:
    Definitely a do-read! I prefer the movie.

    Never knew there was a film. Might stick it on my rental list.
  • Heatherj43Heatherj43 Posts: 1,254
    Digital Twilight wrote:
    Heatherj43 wrote:
    Definitely a do-read! I prefer the movie.

    Never knew there was a film. Might stick it on my rental list.
    I never read the book. I only have watched the movie.
    It was years ago. The scene I remember the most is this couple sitting under where the camera is watching their room and making plans to escape. The entire room was being watched except this one area. It was a black and white film.
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Is this book worth borrowing/buying?
    Seems interesting after reading the wiki article.

    i think any fan of literature should own a copy of this book. At the time it was conceived, it was terrifying for a good amount of people. Probably helped spark up many modern government conspirators as well.
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  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    jimed14 wrote:
    I didn't think there was any school system on the planet that would have a curriculum withouth 1984.
    we didn't read it in school :oops: . I guess Irish people are rebellious and stubborn enough as it is... without giving them any more reason :?

    1984... only read it for the first time a few years back and it remains the ONE book I've read that everyone should really read... and I've read a lot of stuff.
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
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  • craigbcraigb Posts: 806
    Nineteen Eighty-Four is the best book ever. Orwell is such an amazing writer. I would recommend all of his works...so influential and they all make scary predictions about the future of mankind.
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  • Architect and BuilderArchitect and Builder Posts: 237
    yea, it's my favorite book. 'the giver' by lois lowry is my second. favorite short story is still 'the lottery'
  • Back_PedalBack_Pedal Posts: 1,171
    It's one of only two school-assigned books I took the initiative to finish on my own ahead of the rest of the class. (The other being Death of A Salesman) It absolutely grabbed me, and the parallels between modern society and Orwell's version of the future are pretty stunning to see. Motivated me to read Animal Farm for a book report.
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  • TravisTheSkyTravisTheSky Posts: 615
    I think the time has come for me to read this. My high school never had us read anything so thought-provoking. In college, I read mostly Shakespeare.

    I have no idea why, but fiction usually bores me to tears. I find myself skimming quickly just to see what happens. So I'll have to make sure I'm in the right mood.

    I will have to visit the library, where "The Man" keeps records of every title I borrow....how perfectly appropriate!!!
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  • urbanhippieurbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    I re-read in about once a year or so. It's a great book and should be on everyones bookshelves.
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  • ClaireackClaireack Posts: 13,561
    Haven't read it in ages, first read it in 1983 (wanted to get it in before the year came), great book, read a few of his and enjoyed them all. Saw Animal Farm on stage in the mid 80's which was quite odd but good.
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  • BrinkofForeverBrinkofForever Posts: 373
    The movie pales in comparison to the book. Read the book first or get it on audiobook, which is just as good.
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