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lynniekate's review
challenging
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture and Misogyny
Moderate: Rape
clairebau's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
This was only a little bit of a chore to get through. I get that it was like, the big thing for its time, but I couldn't get past the messy, disjointed storytelling, the weak attempts at symbolism, and the unlikeable characters. God, the unlikeable characters! Though I will grant them the fact that their god-awful personalities are a result of their surroundings. Julia's only personality trait is being not-like-other-girls. Martyr Winston admits a rape fantasy in the first 20 pages of the book, so I stopped sympathizing with him pretty much immediately.
This book just feels all over the place in a few ways, especially in its pacing. It didn't feel well-rounded or expertly crafted, more like Orwell had a bunch of ideas he slapped together for an excuse to publish twenty pages of grandstanding right in the middle. Yawn.
This book just feels all over the place in a few ways, especially in its pacing. It didn't feel well-rounded or expertly crafted, more like Orwell had a bunch of ideas he slapped together for an excuse to publish twenty pages of grandstanding right in the middle. Yawn.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Classism, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Sexual assault and War
Minor: Rape
fallandfox's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Esta é a segunda releitura deste clássico e, às vezes, sinto-me com a sensação de estar aprofundando minha compreensão.
Nessa segunda resenha vou me concentrar mas em comentar sobre a edição, assim como minha nota também foi para ela, por já fazer ano passado a resenha da história.
A edição é muito bonita, cheia de imagens nos finais dos capítulos e troca de partes (elas têm um aspecto de colagem modernista), a única coisa que me incomodada foi o fato de terem sido colocados na mesma pagina o original e a tradução, ficou muito apertado e me deixou cansada. Isso foi feito para provavelmente aumentar o número de páginas, mas prejudicou minha leitura.
Nessa segunda resenha vou me concentrar mas em comentar sobre a edição, assim como minha nota também foi para ela, por já fazer ano passado a resenha da história.
A edição é muito bonita, cheia de imagens nos finais dos capítulos e troca de partes (elas têm um aspecto de colagem modernista), a única coisa que me incomodada foi o fato de terem sido colocados na mesma pagina o original e a tradução, ficou muito apertado e me deixou cansada. Isso foi feito para provavelmente aumentar o número de páginas, mas prejudicou minha leitura.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Torture, and War
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, and Murder
rochelleisreading's review against another edition
dark
informative
slow-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, and Body shaming
Moderate: War and Sexual content
Minor: Rape
ella7211's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Confinement
Moderate: Rape
yusufmohi's review
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
After i finished a dark, surrealistic, gloomy, confusing emotional book known as Kafka on the shore. All i need a break to get out from that Kafka and his world... So i choose randomly sci-fi classic Orwell's 1984 i know nothing aboht this book... I just thought it will be adventurous coz it's an dystopian sci-fi.. But i was Dead wrong...it's like "Thief is released from the prison but arrested again"...right from the beginning this novel is challenging for me, a total nightmare until it's very end.
Kindly know about your novel before you read.
Kindly know about your novel before you read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Torture, Slavery, War, and Physical abuse
star_g1rl's review
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This is a good book to read because it’s a classic and the one of the first of dystopian fiction, but there are many better reads and there’s strong antisemitism and sexism throughout. Also, it has a dark ending and emphasizes that society is doomed
Content Warnings
Minor: Antisemitism, Hate crime, and Rape
catsteaandabook's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture and Violence
Minor: Rape
natalie_ann's review
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The plot was too slow. Not enough happened, and the ending was not satisfying at all. I get that that's kind of the point but I didn't enjoy reading it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Vomit
nicichels's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Loved the writing style but it kind of lacked depth. Still a good book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture
Minor: Rape and Vomit