Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics 1984: Introduction by Julian Symons, Book 0000, (Hardcover)

from pru-lennon

when i first read this book, i loathed it. there's a section where winston (the main character) is reading a book and i found that part rather dry. i was inspired to read it again from a friend and...

from Schmerguls

467. 1984 a novel by George Orwell (read 18 Sep 1954) When I read this I said: "Compared to it, other books are nursery fare. It is a real adventure in horror, a total immersion in hopelessness and...

from PhoenixTerran

One of the books that I read for Banned Books Week was George Orwell's anti-utopia classic 1984. This was actually a reread for me, having first encountered the book in high school--surprisingly en...

from pru-lennon

when i first read this book, i loathed it. there's a section where winston (the main character) is reading a book and i found that part rather dry. i was inspired to read it again from a friend and...

from ianracey

Nineteen Eighty-Four is a seminal work, maybe the most important work of fiction written in English in the twentieth century. Like its only real competitor for that title, The Lord of the Rings, it...