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OfflinePatlal
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I just finished reading 1984 by George Orwell * 2
    #23397308 - 06/30/16 12:10 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

What a mind fuck that book is. I now understand why they called that guy a genius.

All I can say is wow. Completely fucked up but wow. It just leaves you thinking "what if?"

A literary gem. Especially for those with an interest in politics and society. The concepts he brings forth are very well thought up. To a point where you wonder if they are fiction of a possible reality.

10/10

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Re: I just finished reading 1984 by George Orwell [Re: Patlal]
    #23397315 - 06/30/16 12:14 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

Love all Orwell's stuff. You should read some of his essays as well if you enjoyed it.

1984 was required reading on high school for me, but I re-read it a couple years back.


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Re: I just finished reading 1984 by George Orwell [Re: PatrickKn] * 3
    #23397322 - 06/30/16 12:17 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

I thought that the most interesting aspect of the book wasnt the story itself, but the concept of new speak. Slowly changing the language over the course of time in order to have real control over how people think.

It's similar to a slave language in a lot of ways.


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Re: I just finished reading 1984 by George Orwell [Re: PatrickKn]
    #23397328 - 06/30/16 12:19 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

Animal Farm was pretty good too, IMO. It's more satirical but it has some gems in it too. It's worth a read, and it's only about 100 pages long if I remember correctly.


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Re: I just finished reading 1984 by George Orwell [Re: Patlal] * 3
    #23397379 - 06/30/16 12:37 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

1984 wasn't really like they say in the book.


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Re: I just finished reading 1984 by George Orwell [Re: Patlal]
    #23397424 - 06/30/16 12:52 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

It's been several years since I read it, but I remember liking it.


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Re: I just finished reading 1984 by George Orwell [Re: Sun King] * 1
    #23397426 - 06/30/16 12:52 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

I am a big fan of most of Orwells stuff. 1984 is incredible. It's been quite a few years since I read it but I remember most how amazing it was that he was able to predict the technology and use of said technology. Certainly the levels of scrutiny and surveillance he envisioned has been reached today.

I see a lot of parallels between today's efforts to make speech and thought "politically correct" contrasted to the "Newspeak" used in oceana. While I don't condone hate speech, the act of censorship is troubling. Even worse is if you can condition people to self censor. It creates a climate of complacency.

I think my second favorite book by him was Burmese days. A bit less relevant today but nonetheless contains a fair amount of good insight.


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Re: I just finished reading 1984 by George Orwell [Re: Pastywhyte] * 10
    #23397430 - 06/30/16 12:53 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

Congrats OP, now you can graduate the 8th grade.


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Re: I just finished reading 1984 by George Orwell [Re: Pastywhyte]
    #23397431 - 06/30/16 12:54 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

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Re: I just finished reading 1984 by George Orwell [Re: Mr.GuessWork] * 1
    #23397454 - 06/30/16 01:01 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

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Animal Farm was pretty good too, IMO. It's more satirical but it has some gems in it too. It's worth a read, and it's only about 100 pages long if I remember correctly.




Animal Farm is a masterpiece. I've never read a book that resembled real life more than that.


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Re: I just finished reading 1984 by George Orwell [Re: koods] * 3
    #23397460 - 06/30/16 01:03 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

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Congrats OP, now you can graduate the 8th grade.




Is that sarcasm or a legit insult?

Not everybody had the same books in school. I had Agatha Christie's An Then There Were None and a few French literature books. I had to read Anne Frank's diary on my own and 1984 too. At least I read by my own unlike the vast majority of people.


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Re: I just finished reading 1984 by George Orwell [Re: koods] * 2
    #23397555 - 06/30/16 01:29 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

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Congrats OP, now you can graduate the 8th grade.




You know there are people from other countries,  cultures and various age groups here?

We never read any classical literature in my school.  (Cept for Romeo and Juliet).

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I finished 1984 a couple months ago, straight after Animal Farm.
Animal Farm is a must btw, I don't thibj anything depicts society psychology better.

I really enjoyed 1984, it's a book everybody should read. Feels like the road map government's are working towards.


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Re: I just finished reading 1984 by George Orwell [Re: koods]
    #23397568 - 06/30/16 01:31 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

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Congrats OP, now you can graduate the 8th grade.




I actually came here to make a post about how I read this in like the 8th grade.

Beat me to it.


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Re: I just finished reading 1984 by George Orwell [Re: Patlal]
    #23397570 - 06/30/16 01:31 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

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koods said:
Congrats OP, now you can graduate the 8th grade.




Is that sarcasm or a legit insult?

Not everybody had the same books in school. I had Agatha Christie's An Then There Were None and a few French literature books. I had to read Anne Frank's diary on my own and 1984 too. At least I read by my own unlike the vast majority of people.




in the states 1984 is required reading, at least in most places.


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Re: I just finished reading 1984 by George Orwell [Re: sanchothestoner]
    #23397619 - 06/30/16 01:42 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

Orwell is my favourite writer of all time. Not necessarily for the content of his work, but for the way his style of writing expresses it.

Fucking absolute legend IMO. Have you read any of his essays? HIGHLY recommended.


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Re: I just finished reading 1984 by George Orwell [Re: Pastywhyte]
    #23397625 - 06/30/16 01:43 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

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I think my second favorite book by him was Burmese days. A bit less relevant today but nonetheless contains a fair amount of good insight.



Burmese Days rocks. Would recommend it to anyone.

If you want something a bit shorter, read his essay 'The Spike'.

The Spike


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Re: I just finished reading 1984 by George Orwell [Re: Patlal]
    #23397671 - 06/30/16 01:59 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

I read most bust chose not to read the part where the lovers have to torture each other


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Re: I just finished reading 1984 by George Orwell [Re: Patlal]
    #23397687 - 06/30/16 02:04 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

I never had to read 1984 in high school. Not every school does the exact same thing. I had to read The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged in my AP English class. How many people had to read those bricks? Probably not many.


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Re: I just finished reading 1984 by George Orwell [Re: sanchothestoner]
    #23397693 - 06/30/16 02:07 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

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in the states 1984 is required reading, at least in most places.




I didn't have to read it, because it wasn't 1984 yet.


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Re: I just finished reading 1984 by George Orwell [Re: clock_of_omens]
    #23397702 - 06/30/16 02:10 PM (7 years, 6 months ago)

One of my all time favorite books. Read it as mandatory reading for school but I truly loved it. All your descriptions are spot on. I've been meaning to re read it for a while now


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