Just finished it and thought there should be a thread started on it.

 

I believe that, minus the complete brainwashing and murder, it is scarily precise to the present.

 

What do you guys think?

I've been meaning to read this book for ages. Is it good?

YES!

My plan is to read it next year, btw Brave New World is also good.

1984 is excellent. One of my faves. It is slightly depressing and disturbing at times (Room 101 :sick: )

 

Orwell is one of my favourite authors. His essays are very good too.

One of my all time favorite books, along with animal farm.

And The Film Verison is good as well.

 

Well the 1985 verison which had John Hurt, Richard Burton (his last film) in it

I read like 2/3rds of it about 8 years ago and put it down. It was quite good to that point. I should start it again really.

They should make a modern day film version of it, one that stays true to the story. that would be amazing.

Oh I read this book actually...someone recommended it to me (:

 

Pretty good I must say, but I read it awhile back that I only remember jists of it

Just finished it and thought there should be a thread started on it.

 

I believe that, minus the complete brainwashing and murder, it is scarily precise to the present.

 

What do you guys think?

You're only wrong about 2 things:

 

Brainwashing=CNN, Fox news, etc

Murder=Iraq War, and police brutality and corruption on the homefront...

 

'Saddam is not, and never was our ally' Except that during the Iran/Iraq war in the 80s, he was...so was Bin Laden when the Russians were in Afghanistan...no mention of it now...We are Not at war with Eurasia...We WE NEVER at war with Eurasia stc...

 

I don't think Orwell MEANT to be a prophet...but...

The last line in the book just caused me to sit there, thinking, for like an hour.

They should make a modern day film version of it' date=' one that stays true to the story. that would be amazing.[/quote']

 

I think Tim Robbins said he wanted to make one..

I read it last year. I was 16 at that time.... I didn't enjoy reading it, to be honest, but some parts were very well written and I guess that counts, I mean, that is probably the most important thing about a book.

It's a very good book.

Has anyone read Animal Farm? Also by Orwell, it's a slightly different take of the same themes.

I've got Animal Farm, but haven't got round to reading it yet. Its more satirical though, yeah?

More satyrical? Yes. More funny? NO.

:laugh4:

 

I've also got Homage To Catalonia, which I'm really looking forward to reading. Has anyone read that?

I started reading Orwell due to a British Lit class I was in. It was a more obscure Orwell than 1984 or Animal Farm (called "Comming up for Air")... but it was a really great read! Then I got into more of his stuff. He is a phenominal writer... I reccommend all of his stuff. And I was reluctant to read 1984 because of it's popularity... but it's definitly one of my top five books.

Read Orwell! Any Orwell! :)

My dad made me read 1984 a few years ago. I thought it was going to be boring, like most of the stuff he makes me read, but it scared the hell out of me. The writing style, I remember, was a little different, and I didn't really like it too much.

yes the book is incredibly frightening. Made me want to vote Libertarian :)