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“If not prophecy, what was ‘1984‘? It was, as many have noticed, a warning: a warning about the future of human freedom in a world where political organization and technology can manufacture power in dimensions that would have stunned the imaginations of earlier ages.”

(From the preface, by Walter Cronkite lol. I‘m reading an OLD copy of this novel.)

Getting toward the end of this. Really enjoying it!

New book club book! I‘m so incredibly excited to be reading this in an environment where there will be discussion! I never read it in school and have read it on my own time but so excited to hear about other people‘s opinions and thoughts!😍 #bookclubbook #bookclubreading

Considering the tumult of anti-democratic behavior and the terror of January 6th, this book feels more relevant than ever before.

“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”

What was happening was only the working-out of a process that had started years ago…. He had moved from thoughts to words, and now from words to actions. The last step was something that would happen in the Ministry of Love. He had accepted it. The end was contained in the beginning.

It‘s -20 degrees outside right now, so I‘m hiding inside and reading about Big Brother.

She would not accept it as a law of nature that the individual is always defeated. In a way she realized that she herself was doomed, that sooner or later the Thought Police would catch her and kill her, but with another part of her mind she believed that it was somehow possible to construct a secret world in which you could live as you chose. All you needed was luck and cunning and boldness.

#12booksof2021 #December

My first time reading through this one and I loved it! I have a hard time with classics, but like nonfiction, I think it makes it easier for me to listen to them.

Perhaps the rumors of vast underground conspiracies were true after all—perhaps the Brotherhood really existed! It was impossible, in spite of the endless arrests and confessions and executions, to be sure that the Brotherhood was not simply a myth. Some days he believed in it, some days not.

‘ “We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it.

Someone want to explain this addition to biography & memoir in the Libro.fm app?

A man named Winston Smith returns to his rundown apartment building called Victory Mansions. Winston is a member of the Party, a totalitarian political regime that rules all of Airstrip One which is the land that used to be England. Winston and others are under oppressive political control. There are telescreens that are constantly sharing propaganda from the government.

It was an alright book. Wouldn't recommend :)

This was so good. Very interesting and relevant even today!

I really liked this book. It was kind of slow at first but the ending was really good.

This book is good for a dystopia book. If your looking for something to make you think at night about the corruption and regulation of our present day world, this is the read for you. A little slow to start with but it picks up a bit about 3/4 of the way through.

‘ “The best books . . . are those that tell you what you know already

“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past

"Day 3: Book you Did Not Finish"

Sorry, Orwell. I tried really hard to like this book and get through it but I lost interest about 2/3 of the way through. I have a bookmark in it that's still holding my place but I don't think I'm going to go back to it any time soon.

A good book. It is very interesting how much today's government relates to the one described in his book 1984.

A very interesting book. It makes you really think, and then even question every thought that you had! It can be hard to follow at some points but overall I would recommend this to anyone who likes a good book full of mystery, suspicion, and conspiracy.

Not really into it. I think it would have been a better read if I was more into the politics of today so that I could relate things and make comparisons. I wish it had had some rising action instead of just having books 1 & 2 be slow and then bam the climax in book 3. 6/10

I enjoyed reading this book because it opened my eyes to what any government could become if the citizens don't watch the government and those in charge.

I liked this book and the mysteriousness of it, but I got bored during parts of it.

This book was very interesting and also applicable to today's society.

Didn't really understand the book, but was interesting

Got better towards the end, but I couldn't really get into it. Very confusing, not really my style. Definitely interesting the way he wrote it and how he came up with it. 5/10

I thought it was cool to read about what th author thought reality and our society was going to come to at that point in time, crazy to think that it still could as well.

Book about a dystopian society in which the government has completely taken over and dictates its citizens in their actions and thoughts.

I read this book for Novel class and it was definitely an interesting book. Different than most books and not my favorite, but also not horrible.

This book was really eye-opening and a good warning for our modern world. It shows just how dangerous authority can be to citizens.

This book teaches you to hold onto your own opinions and fight for what you believe in.

It was a good book.

This book had me curious from beginning to end with a few surprises throughout. There were a couple long winded parts I didn't really care for though so I wouldn't say I would read it again.

A dystopian novel about life in a totalitarian government which has stripped its inhabitants of every personal freedom, even freedom of thought. While it's not always the most fun to read because of concepts that are often depressing or disturbing, I would recommend it because it leads the reader to contemplate concepts that they maybe wouldn't have thought about otherwise.

Very interesting. A little slow going. Makes you think.

Dystopian novel about a world under complete government control

This book was so well written that I really liked it, and although the ending didn‘t go as I wished, it was still a great ending. (It sounds weird now, but it sounded better in my head). I finished this book in my English Literature class because I was done with my test and I didn‘t even get to react because we needed silence, but I‘m pretty sure that my teacher saw me internally dying because of the smile that was sent my way. Anyways, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Starting a new book!

#BookCoverChallenge
Day 48.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.

Una lectura que si leíste de joven, DEBES volver a leerlo o si aún no lo lees, que sea tu siguiente lectura.
En verdad duele en el alma conforme vas leyéndolo .
Este libro te dará una cachetada de realidad, pero no solo te quedes con el dolor, debe ser un impulso para hacer una diferencia en los tiempos actuales. No solo es el miedo de lo predictivo, es el terror de que es algo cíclico.

#1984 #georgeorwell #libros

I probably have had a copy of this since 1984… but have yet to have read it. It has been a book that for years I have said I am going to read and then just never do. However, I have been inspired to actually pick it up and finally read it by #roaringwolf Sci FYI September challenge. It fits the Teleportation prompt of taking you to another time.

Here I go… finally reading this one! Thanks for the inspiration @Roary47 @Littlewolf1

I‘m glad I finally read George Orwell‘s 1984. I‘m still rattled over the stark parallels between the brutal totalitarian state of Oceania, and my current experience working for a large corporation. When Winston gets a good look at himself in that trifold mirror in Room 101, I sobbed.

I moved a lot when I was younger, so I have some knowledge gaps - including this book! It‘s referenced so frequently I knew a lot about it going in. But, it‘s brutal in a way I wasn‘t expecting, especially because it‘s assigned so frequently to teens. I‘m so glad to have finally read it.

Wish the whole day could be like this…

#currentlyreading