Thought Police. Big Brother. Orwellian. These words have entered our vocabulary because of George Orwell's classic dystopian novel, 1984. The story of one man's nightmare odyssey as he pursues a forbidden love affair through a world ruled by warring states and a power structure that controls not only information but also individual though... more »

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ISBN-13: 9780452284234 ISBN-10: 0452284236 Publication Date: 5/6/2003 Pages: 368 Rating: Currently 4.1/5 Stars. 43 4.1 stars, based on 43 ratings	Publisher: Plume Book Type: Paperback Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD Members Wishing: 3 Reviews: Member \| Amazon \| Write a Review

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Janis L. (Janis) reviewed 1984 : Centennial Edition on 9/23/2006 + 30 more book reviews

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A classic. This WAS the future when I first read it.

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Carmela G. (AvidReader1) reviewed 1984 : Centennial Edition on 5/8/2006 + 14 more book reviews

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Great book! I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in politics and how it affects us. Pure fiction but sometimes it makes you think what our world would be like if this book were to come true.

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Lee D. (usuallee) reviewed 1984 : Centennial Edition on 1/12/2010 + 8 more book reviews

I finally got around to reading this dystopian classic, and was pretty satisfied. It may not have lived up to my lofty expectations, but it was still a very good book. Its main strength is in the portrayal of a society that is so oppressive that you can't even breathe without "them", i.e. Big Brother, knowing about it. At times this book was extremely compelling, sometimes not so much. But it is worthy of its "classic" status, and most of the book has held up pretty well and does not seem too dated for being 60 years old.

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