If you are looking for a great read, "1984" is an excellent choice. Especially if you are looking for a book that is relevant to the modern day. It's most powerful aspect is its warnings. It cautions the reader to many societal and political issues that are easy to avoid, but easy to succumb to at the same time. These include tyrannical government, and non-nonchalance and/or willful ignorance towards the government and what is happening in the world. There are many more eerily accurate predictions made by George Orwell, who was attempting to warn the populace when he wrote "1984." I would definitely recommend "1984" to anyone.