Eerie but interesting to read

Communism bad

Two of my favorites books of all the time.

It's been a few years between reads on these stories. I do find it interesting that my overall rating hasn't changed but my perspective on the book might have. These are two really good stories that I feel either the more open minded you are or perhaps wiser you become can change how you absorb these stories.

I definitely think I view them differently now then I did in my early 20's for sure! Especially looking at how power can definitely be perceived as changing thing and perhaps even erasing things from the past.

Regardless, still a couple of great reads by a great author!

Naprawdę dobra książka skłaniająca do głębokich rozmyśleń. Nie spodziewałam się, że aż tak na mnie wpłynie — nie mogę przestać o niej myśleć. Każdy ale to KAŻDY powinien ją przeczytać.

This collection contains two of Orwell's greatest works that most certainly complement each other and are thus worth reading together. Yet because I wrote a separate review for Animal Farm, I will stick to 1984 in this review.

Not only can Orwell write with the best of them, but his philosophical and intellectual insights are notable. A story about one man's ultimately futile resistance against a powerful and totalitarian regime, 1984 illustrates how absolute power corrupts absolutely.

I think what is so disturbing about Orwell's terrifying dystopian world, where War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, and Ignorance is Strength, is that it doesn't seem so far-fetched. In some ways it feels more like an exaggeration of some tangible reality than science fiction.

Written more than half a century ago, I wonder what Orwell would've thought if he had lived to see the advances in technology that make his vision not only more plausible but more probable.

I happened to start reading The Believing Brain by Michael Shermer as I was finishing up this book, and was amazed by Orwell's discussion and commentary on belief and belief systems and how perfectly his musings fit with advances in the neuroscience of today.

I would personally recommend this book to everyone. Gripping story, memorable characters, poignant subject manner, all delivered with a chillingly prophetic narrative that demands your thought and reflection.

1984: Много јача од Животињске фарме!
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Animal Farm: 4/5
1984: 5/5

I enjoyed both novella and novel, but definitely blew through 1984 quicker. I can see why it is considered one of the greatest novels of all time, as it is somehow still relevant even though it was written in the 1940s. The main point I take away from Orwell's book is that you should always learn new things. Always strive to grow as a human being, question things, and trust that you always have room to grow. Otherwise, you are a prisoner of group think and are stuck in your belief system.

Animal Farm and 1984 are two exceptional novels, both of which I originally read as a young teenager, and have returned to several times. Need I say more?

Two classic books in one! I read both of these stories years ago and loved them.

Well don't finish the book before going to bed - that's for sure. Overall I did not expect that kind of story. Some of the events in the book will require more thinking to figure out why exactly were they in the book. And now i can see why the phrase "1984 supposed to be a warning not a guide" is so famous.

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