This book was one of the worst books I have ever read

[Dancer4life]

I have to say that I agree with many of the others: I don't understand any dislike of this book, mainly because I see it coming on the horizon for this world, believe it or not, the Earth's an evil place and Orwell's books shows us a bit of forshadowing in his time can also be forshadowing in our time as well.

MissDay

MissDay
yes you see it coming on in the world now but even before now it has still been here orwell is so right with many of his predictions i mean look the government can zoom in on our houses, theres videocameras in school and that happened a couple years ago but i know in my school we keeping getting more so yes it is happening but it has happened a while ago too. so it justs keeps getting worse whats next? well will we ever be able to trust in our society?

[weightgirl]

From my point of view I thought this book was amazing. I agree it took awhile to pick up but once you start understanding its very intresting because some of this is happening to us right now. I don't think the government should have the right to tap our phones or put up a million video cameras on the street corners because we have the right to privacy. Orewell was trying to make the point we all have rights.

[ennison]

It's probably cathartic to get ones gripes off ones old chest but might be more interesting to say what books you do like. When Orwell was writing '1984' in Jura he was dying and maybe the low-key tone of hopelessness before power has some connection with his own physical condition as well as the damaged cities and rationing of post-war UK. That may be something that a modern reader finds depressing, therefore boring. It didn't bore me.

[Buda24]

i agree tat this book is vary hard to understand yet i have not finished the book i have not gotten on the train

[themaninblack]

What were you thinking when you said this is the worst book you have ever read? This is a great book, at least so far, because it tells about what this world is coming to. Especially how Orwell wrote this book in 1948 and predicted what would the world would be like in 1984 and he was pretty darn close. The fact that Goldstein shows up on the telescreen and the people can have thier 2 minutes of hate is a brilliant idea, it really shows how the government controls the minds of people, just like in 1984, how 2 minutes of hate brings the people together and unifies them. You must have been reading the book upside down.

[Zezlar]

I agree with you a little bit Jack. The book is very hard to understand at times and is very hard to get into. Orwell although makes so many points in the book that are compared to how are life is today, and he wrote the book in 1948. So many of his points that he makes are easily shown on how some people in the world live.

Example: Cameras in T.Vs and in real life you can barely go into ANY store, school or mostly any place without being under surveillance.

[penelopea]

I havnt read it since I was 16 ,but remember it as an easy,informative,read.
I'm 56 and probably too intolerant to risk it again .
Its sad ,but as you get older your expectations are more demanding.
By the time I was 18 I reckoned I had read every book in the English language.........you can read anything when you are starting off .Total indiscrimination .Fantastic.

[nikechick03]

from my point of view i think you are retarded. This book is so right about everything..his perdictions for the future where correct and honeslty if you can find another book out there that is right on with everyhting then you let me know..but other than that this book is one of or the greatest books out there.

[BlueTidus123]

I can agree and disagree because i'm not very far into this book to actually start judging it. The beginning i was thinking "wow this book is gonna be so BORING" but once i get into it, im hoping to at least understand the concept. i can understand that Orwell is making a lot of valid points in this book and i will probably find out more as i continue reading.

I'll talk to you guys later!

~BlueTidus123

[revracer224]

i thought that this was a bad book at first but it seems to get interesting after 30 or 40 pages. although i havent finished the book I think it is worth reading

[BlueTidus123]

Well, now im further into the book, and its starting to SLIGHTLY get better to the fact that i can start to understand it a little more than my last post. I still cant judge this book so i guess I'll have 2 continue on.. Its definitely showing that Orwell is making many different predictions, and most of them are DEAD ON. Theres alot of those "ringing the bell" moments when Orwell is dead on and this book was written in 1948! Well, Im out TTYL


~BlueTidus123

[Jolly McJollyso]

Brave New World and Great Expections I am ashamed to say are the only two books I have never finished... I am sorry, but 1984 is definatly much more etertaining. I loved this book, the symbolizm, the metaphors, the betrayal, the insight the creation of a culture of the few, brilliant, entertaining. A book though I thouht had many simularities was Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Brave New World is like 150 pages. Just push through it, man.

[angel_eyez20081]

At first, when i started reading this book, i thought it was going to be boring. But now i have gotten into the book. Its more interesting. I guess you just have to give it time. So anyhow, I think its a good book so far because its about the government and how things are kinda reflecting now. Like in 1984 they were under complete survellence pretty much, and thats whats happening to us now, there are cameras and survellance everywhere you turn.

[seattlegrace90]

Well in the beginning i thought it was boring too but i have got to read it more and i actually think it is a good book so far. But i still have more to read and i think it will get better.

[Chava]

I actually really liked Brave New World! I recall reading it on a train, whilst listening to Procol Harum on my mp3... then, as the main characters are hovering above the sea, a scene that is so beautifully described, the girl, a product of her time perhaps, turns on the radio, because the silence is too quiet, and to compensate the music creates a barrier between the two.
I remember looking up, and noticing that all ten of the people in that train cart where wearing headphones. I remember discreetly switching of my music, and trying to relate to the world around me...

I really liked both these books