1984 by George Orwell, Erich Fromm (Afterword)
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(Mass Market Paperback - Reissue)
- Pub. Date: July 1950
- 336pp
- Sales Rank: 570
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: July 1950
- Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
- Format: Mass Market Paperback, 336pp
- Sales Rank: 570
- ISBN-13: 9780451524935
- ISBN: 0451524934
- Edition Description: Reissue
Synopsis
Orwell's final novel, 1984, is the story of one man's struggle against the ubiquitous, menacing state power (“Big Brother”) that tries to dictate nearly every aspect of human life. The novel is a classic in anti-utopian fiction, and a trenchant political satire that remains as relevant today as when it was first published.
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Examines different aspects of Orwell's anti-utopian classic, with a biographical sketch of the author and critical essays on this work.
Books of the Century; New York Times review, June 1949 - Mark Schorer
It is probable that no other work of this generation has made us desire freedom more earnestly or loathe tyranny with such fullness. 1984, the most contemporary novel of the year and who knows of now many past and to come, is a great examination into and dramatization of Lord Acton's famous apothegm, " power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrups absolutely. "
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Reccomend, With Reservationsby chsxcountry1
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January 03, 2010: This book is alright but can be dry at some points. Overall this book is very original on the idea although there are some historical parallels that can drawn. For example Big Brother can be represented as the Third Reich. The Thought Police can be equated to the Ministry of Propaganda. The writing style is varied. It can be dry at times but it also shows flashes of brilliance. The idea of Big Brother is also very interesting. One could equate it to ones own morals and how you should police yourself but there are also people who do it for you. This is of course refering to the law. Then you also have to think that the Thought Police as a conciense in the fact that they control what you think. This soceity makes you wonder if the people are highly primitave and lack morals and things of that nature and need another person to act as this for them. This soceity also parealles to the Hews under Nazi Germany in the fact that they fear the thought police and big brother so much. This book has a lot of symbolism and contains many themes but the writing and plot are dry and predictable. So while i do reccomend this book be prepared for some dry points
It was O.K.by thatswhimsical
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December 15, 2009: 1984 was not boring, but it was not very exciting, either. The plot and writing style was dry. The ending was a disapointment, and at times the book got a bit silly. Overall, I would not recommend.
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