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Nineteen Eighty-Four

By George Orwell

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| Paperback | 9780141036144

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    What people often forget is that politics is not a straight line going left & right, but a circle which is topped by despotism. Hitler was extreme to the "right" while Stalin was extreme to the "left". They met at the top of the circle where all despots meet: dictatorship.

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    Thought Police. Big Brother. Orwellian. These words have become part of our national vocabulary because of George Orwell's classic novel 1984, the story of one man's nightmare odyssey through a world ruled by warring states and a power structure that controls not only information but individual thou ... (continue)

    Thought Police. Big Brother. Orwellian. These words have become part of our national vocabulary because of George Orwell's classic novel 1984, the story of one man's nightmare odyssey through a world ruled by warring states and a power structure that controls not only information but individual thought and memory. A minor functionary named Winston Smith joins a covert brotherhood and pursues a forbidden love affair against the cold, gray backdrop of the Republic of Oceania - only to become a hunted enemy of the state...and of Big Brother.

    Today, half a century after it was written, Orwell's prophetic, haunted tale of conformity and identity strikes a disturbing chord. As we follow Winston Smith through his rebellion, imprisionment, torture, and reeducation, we witness firsthand the worst crime we can inflict upon ourselves and others: the destruction of the truths and freedoms that make us who we are.

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    great book. This book becomes more and more relevant everyday. A must read for everyone.

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    ― Dave Sanders said on Feb 25, 2008 | Add your feedback

  • best book ever

    i have read many many books, but one has yet to touch me and open my eyes as this one did. i suggest to anyone with an open mind and a curious soul to read this book.

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    ― Michealwade69 said on Nov 27, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • Throughout junior high and high school I had a tendency of just keeping the books the teacher would give us as a reading assignment. If I really enjoyed the book, I would never return it. That's how I got this one. This is a classic, the best book of it's type I have ever read, I can't say enough ... (continue)

    Throughout junior high and high school I had a tendency of just keeping the books the teacher would give us as a reading assignment. If I really enjoyed the book, I would never return it. That's how I got this one. This is a classic, the best book of it's type I have ever read, I can't say enough. Did anyone notice the parallels between this book and V for Vendetta?

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    ― RaechelM said on Nov 9, 2008 | Add your feedback

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