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Just started reading this book after wanting to read it for years OH MY FUCKING GOD this book is SO great! WAY ahead of its time. If you haven't read it, I STRONGLY recommend it I haven't finished reading it yet, I'm at the part where Winston is in the Ministry of Love, but it's still an amazing book, even if I haven't finished it yet! |
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I was one in 1984 ;-) |
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One of the most important books ever written. |
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i was 7. and it is a great book, read it in school, as well as animal farm. |
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I think 1984 is a book that evolves as you get older. I read it when i was 12 and then again when I was about 22 and then again when I was about 27. The book meant totally different things to me each time I read it. It is a magical piece of work. |
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One of the little books who got into me for a period of time. A true classic. And while we're on the book subject. I'm thinking about checking out some William S Burroughs. Any good starting point? |
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naked lunch is the obvious one. |
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The Place of Dead Roads is a good Burroughs book, and Junky too. |
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I thought I had "borrowed" this book from work but it turned out to be Catch 22. I suppose I should buy a legitimate copy when I finish my Ellroy trilogy. Or maybe hunt down an ebook of it. |
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This book is a fine book. I like the unapologetic bleakness of it. It gets better and better as you go through it. |
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Naked lunch sucks |
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Naked lunch sucks Is that how they call a blowjob over there? :) |
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Anybody ever seen the film with william hurt and richard burton? It's quite a faithful retelling of the book and the acting is top notch, especially when winston get's "broken". 2+2=5. I'm sure that's one of radiohead's new songs. |
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Are you talking 'bout "naked lunch" now, Bill? |
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Does it sound like naked luch to you? |
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john - not wiliam |
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I don't know what a naked lunch sounds like. |
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Very good book. Orwell's other stuff (apart from animal farm) isn't as good, but they're still worth reading. |
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good tip oscillik, it will be my next book purchase. |
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I liked Animal Farm, it was cute how all the funny likkle piggies could talk and stuff |
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i liked animal farm back when i read it in 8th grade (everyone else seemed to hate it). i picked up a nice copy on 1984 at borders for $4.99, it has all these great illustrations and design elements, beautiful book. started reading, then i stopped, now i need to read it over again. |
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No book has had a stronger impact on my life than 1984, I don't think Though Milan Kundera, who I've been reading a few books of recently, is coming close. And yeah, the film of 1984 was unbelievably good, compared to what I was expecting. One of the best book-to-film transitions I've ever seen. John Hurt was amazing. |
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What's 1984 about? |
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366 days |
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AMAZING book.......when you think of when it was written it's even more mind boggling =0) when you're finished you should check out 1984 (the film) with john hurt, there is a scene in that movie that will make your SKIN crawl, i still see it clearly in my mind, i'll never forget it. |
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Ok, I bought it and I started to read ;) |
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I love read this kind of book, while i listen electronic music in the background :) |
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Vltrmx21- perfect 1984 music ;) |
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people have told me for years that i have to read this, but i find it hard to start a book liek "brave new wordl" or other things comparable to this type of writing. any suggestions? |
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YAYAYA woofey! glad you went out and got it, and whats more you're enjoying it!! reading stuff like that makes me SMILE!! i still need to read that nabakov book you recommended ceri =0) it's ON my list!!! |
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There's a book written by a russian author called "We" and it predates, both 1984 and Brave new world by several decades. |
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Evgeny Zamiatin is his name, here's the link: http://www.stanford.edu/~gfreidin/courses/147/zamiatin/zami atin.htm |
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hello LeC, i missed you kitty face ;) I'm sure i will like this book a lot :) |
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Cheers Meho, I give that a look. |
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I tried to read it when I was 13 but I didnt finish it. Maybe its time to pick it up once again. What year is that movie made? (1984, not naked lunch) |
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damn yous!!! I thought we were a team!! |
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:-) okay hang on... |
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Oh no!!!! I lost it! DaRRRRRRRN |
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1984 was actually released in 1984. I haven't seen it yet, but the DVD was just released earlier this month so I'll be picking it up soon. And, yes, the book was amazing. On a related note, a while back I turned on the SciFi channel and I watched a few minutes of a modern 'Brave New World' movie which absolutely blew. I think it was actually made by the SciFi channel. It was horrible. Anyone else see this monstrosity? |
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"TAKE JULIE!!!" or something like that |
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honestly i haven't finished this book yet... i find it a little bit boring, but maybe i'm wrong. |
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I read some of it and managed a successful presentation on it in grade 11, ive been meaning to read it but there are so many books :( |
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damn meho you stole what i was gonna say. orwell ripped a lot of stuff from "We" and even said so himself in an interview--> he also reviewed the book and then began to write 1984. theres many similarities between We, 1984 and Brave New World but each book is a different beast--all great books by the way. |
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1984 is the best book i've ever read. Brave New World is good, but it doesn't come close 1984. |
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agreed....... one of my all time faves.... i love orwell, ive read most of his stuff. |
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....oh! and i forgot to mention that 1984 was meant to be called 1948 at the time but no one would release if he kept that title...... so im told... |
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i think that anthem by ayn rand is another piece of work to throw in the mix when talking about 1984 and brave new world. it's succinct, though effective. |
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Oh, the book. WHAT A CATHARTIC ENDING. Sorry, that's all I can say. |
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1984: Brilliant, brilliant. I found the end very distressing, though. Naked Lunch: Truly revolting. And completely, utterly nonsensical. I couldn't get past the first third. Insanity. |
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1984 was excellent, especially with pretty hate machine in the background. Naked Lunch was the next level of revolting--the parts where he talks about the dildo and the turd sliding out the boy's ass |
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