George Orwell, Erich Fromm, Thomas Pynchon, Erich (AFT) Fromm - Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel

Pros: gripping story; Winston; description
Cons: torture scenes; some unnecessary writing

NOTE--This takes place after Dr. Freudine gives her report on her client 29th Candidate and a male psychiatrist says she wasted everyone's time and to forget being a psychiatrist. ******************* I don’t at first know what to do with myself. ...

Pros: Relevant to modern day America and the World.
Cons: Depressing.

I have heard the term “Big Brother is watching you” all of my life, without really understanding fully what the phrase implied. I knew it was meant to signify that the government is in your business, but the full weight of the phrase was lost on ...

Pros: Original beautifully written masterpiece of writing
Cons: Grimness might get you down, but break through that and read it!

According to my diary, aged 14 at the time, I read two books in the first half of the year 1984. The first was Animal Farm. The second was 1984. At the time, my homeland of England was experiencing a monumental miners strike. The governmentally appointed ...

Pros: Well written, important message
Cons: None

What’s the greatest book ever written? It’s a question I asked myself about a year ago as I set about drawing up my own list of 100 must reads. My methods were not entirely scientific but I set about pulling together various lists from the ...

Pros: Thoughtfully-written fantasy yet insightful look at human nature and society
Cons: one slightly dry part

George Orwell's 1984 was written over fifty years ago and is now, in 2004, twenty years outdated. How then is this book still captivating readers with a tale that remains so frighteningly relevant? It's because Orwell's brilliant examination of ...

Pros: Brilliant.
Cons: Depressing.

WARNING This review contains political content. I just couldn't write it any other way - so much of what makes this book great for me is its messages. If you're too damn closed-minded to deal with what I believe then you may as well just scroll to ...

Pros: deep and intellectual, suspenseful, impossible to put down, superb character development
Cons: none

...I make no exxageration in saying this. Ninteen Eighty-Four from start to finish is one of the most fascinating, deep and intellectuals reads I have ever been fortunate enough to endeavour. My curiosity was actually touched on this matter of ...

Pros: Gets you thinking, great character development
Cons: Sometimes dark, has a few unnecessary sex scenes, often disturbing

Comments are welcomed and greatly appreciated Having just finished 1984 last night at 1:30, I'm going to try to write on it while it's still fresh in my memory. Plot Overview (may be a few spoilers) George Orwell visions ...

Pros: Freightingly predictive, iconic book.
Cons: very dark and grim. Pedantic. Depressing. A bit slow at times.

WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH Winston Smith, or more properly 6079 SMITH, W, lives in London, the capitol city of Airstrip One, used to be England but that was before the Party, before INGSOC. London is part of Oceania, ...

Pros: Exciting, Suspenseful, Spies and Espionage
Cons: Sex and affair

1984. Orwell, George. New York, NY: New American Library, 1949. 245 pages. W ...

Pros: A dark look into what may have been the future.
Cons: Boring in some places, a little dated in some places, and some British slang.

I have always felt that this is probably the best book ever written. It might have the best prose, it might be very interesting at times, the quality of the writing is sporadic at times, that does not matter. This book's message has never worn thin and ...

Pros: Tackles issues still important today, uses easy-to-understand language, everything is carefully thought-out
Cons: Lacks any real developments throughout the first two-thirds of the book

George Orwell (real name Eric Blair) was a political writer, and it is therefore important to note that his objective in writing this book was more a warning to future generations than as a source of entertainment. Keeping that in mind, I strongly...

Pros: Good theme and characters
Cons: Lengthy political references

1984. George Orwell. New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1950, 267 pages. Reading 1984 is like reading ho ...

Pros: A warning of what the future may hold in an interesting read.
Cons: A dense read that involve complete attention.

In "1984", George Orwell proved his brilliance in this semi short fiction novel. It portrays the life of a simple man, Winston Smith, in a totalitarian society. In Oceania, where Winston lives, the Party controls every aspect of every person’s life and...

Pros: Excellently written, Thrilling plot, and an interesting look into the human mind.
Cons: If you don't like to think, then you wouldn't like this

"War is Peace
Freedom is Slavery
Ignorance is Strength"

George Orwell dives into the Depths of communist society, and sees through the eyes of Winston Smith, an aging man and a member of "The Party" of the country of Oceania. A...