1984

Orwell, George. 1984. New York: New American Library, 1949.
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Borders
Cost: $9.99
Genre: satire
Recommended By: J. Myers

1984 it a classic novel written in 1949 and to this day people are still reading it in school and on there own time. This book 1984 is set in the time frame of 1984. The story 1984 is lead though the view point of Winston Smith. The story opens with Winston feeling frustrated. Winston life is controlled by Big Brothers, the control everything in the government even this new dictionary called “Newspeak”. The government has a different view point on how laws should be compared to ours. Later in the book Winston falls into love with another member of the party named Julia. This happens by Julia sending Winston a note saying, “I Love You.” This relationship his hidden because the Big Brothers would not approve of such relationship. Winston and Julia are happy together then it takes a turn for the worst. Winston and Julia get turned away from each other.

I would recommend this book to people that like to study government. Although it’s a great book that everyone should read at one point. It gives the reader a look into history and helps your learn lessons as you read. The author uses a lot of vocabulary that may be hard to understand to some people. The author got me into the book and I couldn’t put it down. Although it was a thick book it seems to go by fast. 1984 delivers a very a strong message to its readers and is a great book to read.