My veiw on 1984

[danceluver]

1984 is a very good book, it is written ok, i did enjoy reading it at times but I would not make kids read it in school.

There are so many good books in the world but for me and a few friends this book starts out slow. The beginning of this book I believe could have been written better with more points to pull a reader in. The book does get interesting until you read far into it. I would not have read the book if I was not forced to. Yes the book had good points but it took a long time to catch my interest and it was hard to keep my interest in the book.

For me I would only recommed this book to people who are willing to take a few hours to really get into the book. I would not recommend teachers forcing their students to read this but they could recommend this book as a book to read if it catchs the kids interest.


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[smile3]

I thought the book got better towards the end. It took alot of reading for me to actually understand what was happening. It was a challening read but i enjoyed it all and all. I thought the book seemed to be more interesting once Winston and Julia got caught. I would recomend the book to people who really like to read.

[Student13]

1984 is not the worst book I have read but it wasn't my favorite. I feel that the book started out very slow and I was sick of it by the time it started to become interesting. I liked how Orwell predicted the future in a sense but that was the only part of the book that I liked. I would recommend this book to people who enjoy reading about history.

[The Atheist]

I would recommend this book to people who enjoy reading about history.

Why is that? There isn't any actual history in it at all.

[flowerchild1812]

I agree with the atheist, there wasnt any actual history in the book. However there were examples of history related subjects. Anyway, my opinion on Orwell's novel, 1984 was that its more towards the mature readers. For me it took me awhile to get used to the mature kinda of text that was used in the book. I enjoyed reading the book near the middle and end. The beginning was slow but overall im glad i read this book. To me it was a great reading experience. I do think people should read this book, especially if they have a little time on they're hands.

[sherbert]

I think the novel was overall an okay book. It is challenging to read for highschool students though. I agree with all the others, I found the beginning very boring and a little pointless compared to the rest of the novel. I think people who have an interest in government and politics would enjoy this book because 1984 is based on a controling governement.

[Big Dante]

I reckon it is a good book for top level year 11 or 12 students but there is no point in forcing younger students read it when the majority will complain and mumble about how boring reading is or the such.

It is a fair point, the ending was much better than the start but I enjoyed the way Orwell pulled you slowly into the story before showing you the true strength of Big Brother and Ingsoc.

[queeny]

I personally think that this book is for people who can understand history, and the numerous concepts in the book. I'm a high school student myself, And honestly, I would not have just picked up this book and read it but I'm glad it was assigned to my class to read because not only do I have a better idea of Orwell's writing compared to [U]Animal Farm[U], but I also know more about Orwell's thoughts on the world and government. I didn't realize how much this book actually relates to the world today and can be used to help teach kids not to repeat the past, and have a better future.

[HDGDL]

I believe this book was written towards the people that have the intellectual ability to relate details from this book into modern day, and historical societies. This may not be for the underclassmen in highschools, because of their lack in knowledge towards political and econimic happenings. This seems like a book that should be read in 12th grade to college level classes. But if the underclassmen lessons are taught at a higher level, the student should be able to grasp the general concept.

[student101]

In my opinion this book did start off quite slow. I honnestly had a hard time sitting down and reading anymore then 20-30 pages and comprehending them. I feel like Orwell could have gave the same message with a modified beginning, perhaps something that has more significance or shortening it all together. I am half way through the book and i belive that now the book is starting to pick up, it is easier to read it and comprehend it. Overall i don't think the book is all that bad. I think that it would be better suited for people that are more intersted in government and ecomics

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[livingmydreamsx]

In my opinion I agree with everyone's saying. I feel as if 1984 was a really slow start and i agree if i wasn't forced to read it then i probably wouldn't have even read it because on average it took me about 2 and a half hours to read 20 pages because it couldn't keep my attention in the beginning.

[cafolini]

Why is that? There isn't any actual history in it at all.

Correct.

[skater]

The beginning of the book appealed very little to me. By about the middle of the book I started understanding what Orwell was actually pointing out and the warnings he just hands to us. There are many cautions in Orwell's book. An example would be his emphasis on history and how knowledge of history is the key in order to understand the mistakes of the past for the better of the future.

I believe Orwell is telling us to keep a close watch over control; to really question who has the power and how much power do they really possess?
Is it the children, the adults, or-does the power and control truly lie in the hands of the government? These are questions Orwell stresses.

Orwell did a very well job of pulling the reader in and making them consider the true 'problems' in society. By the end, I absolutely loved 1984.