About this title: George Orwell's celebrated and always timely 1948 vision of a world subsumed in tyranny and war describes the process of events by which Winston Smith, a London clerk at the Ministry of Truth, comes to understand the true nature and aims of the government he works for, and portrays his doomed attempt to create a private life for himself and his ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Book is in good reading condition. Cover has wear at edges and corners, and may have creases. Spine has wear at edges and creases. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: SparkNotes
Date Published: 2002-01-10
ISBN-13:9781586633639ISBN:1586633635
Description: Good. Binding is tight & square. Has minor underlining. Has some light edge & corner wear. Careful packaging & fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Description: Good. 0452262933 NOTE PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASE! ! MUCH Earlier smaller reading copy only paperback same content exactly-Aside from newer introduction/afterward, the original text has never changed, OLDER Used Condition with cover discoloration, though book is holding together well for it's age, and has tons of age tan. Different cover, No writing or Highlighting, some spine creases, sold for content. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: New American Library
Date Published: 1961-01-01
ISBN-13:9780451524935ISBN:0451524934
Description: Fair. Used Paperback, pages straight, binding tight, heavy writing almost entirely in first chapter or so of book, Fast shipping! read more
"I know this book is supposed to be deep and meaningful...but I found it to be dull and depressing. It didn't leave me with the desire to fix the world, only the wish that I hadn't wasted a day reading this thing.
The pages where the protagonist is reading the book on society were horrid; seemingly endless pages of it. Yes, the wondering who was on which side was interesting, Yes, Orwell had some interesting ideas, No, neither of these made up for the dull bits. The good bits were very very good, but the bad bits were horrid."
"Like many of you, I read Orwell many years ago. But sadly, through the years some of my books have been lost. I now make periodic attempts to find replacement copies of those books I loved the most. Orwell's 1984 is both captivating and greatly depressing. I remember after reading it I chose to look on the brighter side and to assume, like so many others, that humanity would self-correct and a grim Orwellian future would be avoided. Authors often exaggerate for effect, and allowing for that, Orwell's fundamental predictions largely came true. It took longer than Orwell predicted, but the excesses of George W. Bush and his cadre of sycophants brought the worst of Orwells prophecies into our lives."
"This is one of my favorite books ever published. It truly is a must read book.I still remember reading this book as a young boy and being amazed by the idealism. My perspective of the world honestly changed after reading this iconic book."
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