1984 (Book Notes S.) (Biblioteca Juvenil)

by George Orwell

A guide to reading "1984" with a critical and appreciative mind. Includes background on the author's life and times, sample tests, term paper suggestions, and a reading list.

• ISBN10: 0812416295
• ISBN13: 9780812416299
• Publish Date: 1 July 1950 (first published 1 January 1949)
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 17 June 2021
• Imprint: Turtleback Books
• Format: Hardcover (Library Binding)
• Pages: 328
• Language: English

Reviews

[maggiefan]

I was bored 99% of the time. Maybe that's partly because I read the audio book, but I'm not sure...
Anyway I just didn't like it as much as everyone, even though I appreciate the message.

[Bianca]

2019 Popsugar Reading Challenge

04. A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom

Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.

— I know this is a beloved classic and is still relevant even today. But while I liked some parts, I found majority of the book to be too much telling and less showing (which bored me to death).

[anastasia]

Worst Novel in the World, i just want to rip it up and burn the pieces.


Rating: 0/5 stars

2019 update
Thinking back to when I read this for school, I'm not sure why I didn't like it. Well I guess it was kinda boring and took too long to read. But, I'm realizing now that this book wasn't all that bad lmao

I had to read this for school. I hated it. It's just depressing. Much like Handmaid's Tale. I get what it was trying to do but I hated it. And the rat scene gives me nightmares.

[remo]

George Orwell, que vino a España a luchar del lado de las Brigadas Internacionales, acabó descubriendo lo que significa el comunismo, en su versión soviética, y escribió obras maestras como Granja animal o 1984, que nos ocupa en estos momentos. La novela como tal no tiene gran complejidad; es el relato, y la certeza de que lo que nos está narrando está basado en la realidad, lo que la convierte en angustiosa. Hay cosas, como el Ministerio de la Verdad, que ahora se ha dado en llamar el Control del Relato, que siguen vigentes en nuestros tiempos. Y tantas otras. Orwell fue un visionario. Viene a cuento el inicio de un grandísimo artículo de Kiko Llaneras, hablando del fin y los medios.