What a difference 9 years makes. I first read this in 2015. Then again now in preparation for reading Julia. The world has changed and so has the impact of this book.
#aplotsimilartoanotherbook #52bookclub24
What a difference 9 years makes. I first read this in 2015. Then again now in preparation for reading Julia. The world has changed and so has the impact of this book.
#aplotsimilartoanotherbook #52bookclub24
Some of my 'banned' books for the #controversial prompt for #ittakesallkinds.
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
While part of me wishes I had read this sooner, it is utterly fascinating from a 2024/post-2016 lens and I think it thus resonated much more deeply than it would have otherwise. Overall, I thought it was fantastic, though the book within a book section disrupted the momentum; I wish that had been done in a different way.
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There's a scene from Bones that I recently watched where she punches a men's rights activist after he says she should be muzzled, and it's super clunky, and so despite agreeing with the sentiment, I watched the scene fairly dispassionately. 1984 comes off much the same. I can agree with the warnings and find value in the message, but still come out of it without really caring what happens to Winston. Let's see if I feel the same about Julia.
This makes for heavy reading but it was always meant to be a warning - do we hear it?
DECEMBER 2023 … Favorites
I read 31 books … I say books but at least 7-8 were novellas or shorter! Slow reading month! I owe so so many reviews … 9 ARCs …. Ugh it‘s been a busy work month. Anyone else notice a lag in December?
These 16 books were great. 2 bios read by the authors… fantastik!!
Not my first time reading 1984 but it is the first time I listened to it. Simon Prebble does a fantastic reading; narrators like him make me love audiobooks. 1984 is one of my favorite novels, and personally, it‘s still one of the greatest ever written. But I did find a few bothersome things: I don‘t think Orwell had much respect for women. The third act is repetitive and opts for more tell over show. Still, I‘m amazed by how well this holds up.
This was definitely worth the reread. And I suggest having Simon Prebble read it to you.
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
Ok this wasn‘t as powerful or as profound this time around as it was when I read it in high school. Yes at the time this was written it was phenomenal but now it just felt a bit heavy handed. Scary stuff though!
Recent acquisitions:
📖 Nineteen Eighty-Four: The Graphic Novel by George Orwell, adapted and illustrated by Fido Nesti
📖 Lady Saints & Mystics (A24 zines issue 04) edited by Greta Gerwig
📖 Here by Richard McGuire
#UniteAgainstBookBans #fREADom
I saw this banned book version of 1984 on a YouTube video. I then of course had to have one. Looked on ThriftBooks and found a copy. Just received it today and it looks brand new! Don‘t think it‘s ever been opened. I love ThriftBooks!!!😊😍. #bannedbooks
Un libro coinvolgente, con colpi di scena e un buon ritmo. Sicuramente geniale sotto certi punti di vista e assolutamente angosciante, forse grottesco. Non ho apprezzato alcuni dilungamenti e ripetizioni a mio parere inutili. Un libro molto politico, con visioni contrastanti della struttura della società e del potere, con spunti molto interessanti.
Book 2 completed number 1️⃣✅ 1️⃣7️⃣✅ #bookspin
What‘s a book spin that everyone seems to do on here ???
Todays reading so far :) finished animal farm on my break at work today. Now home chilling with brew and book which started on walk home and now sat down to read till bedtime
George Orwell did an extremely good job of terrifying the reader of what the future would look like under a government with absolute power. The first part was depressing. In the second part, you are given a glimmer of hope only to have it dashed. The third part is just sad. I admire Orwell's creativity in using a novel to convey his ideas. But it's a rough read. This is a reminder we need to remember the past and hang onto our humanity.
From the book 1984 by George Orwell, something that I can relate to is the fear of the inhumanity of the modern world felt by the protagonist, Winston Smith. Orwell's description of a society that is dominated by constant war, lies, and propaganda, and in which the people are forced to unquestioningly accept the ideology of the Party, is a warning for the increasing polarization and corruption of the modern world.
Recently I have been reading 1984 by George Orwell. A conflict presented in the book that I think is a real world problem we suffer today is privacy. Firstly, the book touches on government surveillance. With more cameras than ever and listening devices like Alexa, we are very prone to government surveillance. Another conflict is censorship. In the real world, governments have also been controlling social media in order to hide things.
The writing style of 1984 is very direct and minimalistic. Orwell chooses his words very deliberately and writes in a concise manner, for the most part with a very limited use of rhetorical figures, which maximizes the amount of content he can communicate. This upfront style reflects the brutality of the Party's rule and the absolute single-mindedness and utter lack of individuality that the Party propagates.
When I was in 7th grade I read Animal Farm by George Orwell. While I forgot about the author, Svet's presentation on 1984 re-sparked my interest in the author. I thought it was interesting how the story very well predicts the world we live in today, a world of surveillance, and decreasing privacy each year. I also like his story telling skills, and plan on reading the book at some point.
I haven't read the book, but it sounds very interesting. I think the idea of how language can influence the thoughts and beliefs of people is interesting and important. It's interesting how it shows the way that knowledge is power, and the danger of losing free speech.
This book sounds like a really interesting perspective on society and totalitarianism, and I'd be interested to read it especially as it was written by a democratic socialist. I also his predicted map of the world is insightful and it would be fascinating to compare it to how different imperial powers have taken over the globe in reality.
The presentation on the book 1984 reminded me of the ideas presented and it made me want to reread it. I read it a while ago so I don't remember everything that happened, but I remember it being good.
I would like to read 1984 by George Orwell because of the way Svet presented it to the class. It seemed captivating in the sense that it would make me question a lot of my own beliefs. I like books like this that make me think regularly, which is why I would read 1984.
I have heard about 1984 before but it never crossed my mind to actually read it. Now after watching the presentation about it, I really want to read it. I like dystopian books and the ideas that are brought up. The quotes in the presentation were really though provoking, and that is what made me want to read this book.
I am now near the end of 1984, when Winston is imprisoned in the Ministry of Love and he is being “remodeled“ by O'Brien. Something very interesting to me is how O'Brien manages to torture Winston without him believing that it is O'Brien who is hurting him, and how O'Brien states that the aim of the Party is not to break him with torture but to make him sincerely believe in the contradictions of the Party, such as that two plus two can make five.
"All children are swine"
For some reason, when Julia said that it stuck with me. It was a farrago of ambiguous opposing emotions running through my head. And today even after a month of reading the book, that moment and those words are vividly present in my memory.
Winston Smith a middle aged man living under an all seeing, all knowing government. Even thoughts are recorded to keep the citizens in-check. Despite the constant oppression, Winston finds Julia, and falls in an instant love. The two question the party, and drawn towards the conspiracies, find themself at the mercy of the police, and room 101.
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This is one of a the classis that still holds up really well. Not only is it infamous for all the ideas and terminology connected to free speech that people take for granted nowadays but it's also a good novel and an engaging story. Highly recommended.
There are lots of things to talk about with this book. check out our discussion on episode 38 of the Mind Duck Books podcast: http://bit.ly/3Y4Q2yo .
"Under the spreading chestnut tree
I sold you and you sold me
There lie they, and here lie we
Under the spreading chestnut tree"
George Orwell's 1984 is a dystopian novel following Winston Smith, a middle-aged man living in Oceania under an authoritarian dictatorship. He works in the Party, rewriting history in an attempt to erase all individual thought and make people blindly follow the Party's leadership. However, he secretly believes in a better world and breaks Party rules, including falling in love. I really like the book and look forward to reading more.
It was interesting & overdue to finally read 1984. The concept of Big Brother is so imbedded in our cultural consciousness, so I am pleased to have ended 2022 with this classic.