Nineteen Eighty-Four: Anniversary Edition

Il più grande capolavoro della letteratura secondo me. Doveroso leggerlo per se stessi e per capire l’attualità

This story is still scary, and relevant, in 2018. It has very insightful things to say about the media, about the uses of repression and sexuality to control people, about technology and so-called progress, about hate as a political tool, and ultimately about love and humanity."1984" is one of those books that I've always meant to read, but I hadn't gotten past the excellent film starring the late, great John Hurt.Philip Glenister reading this (abridged) audiobook is quite an inspired casting (or am I just reading Gene Hunt into it?). I do still need to read the entire novel at some point, but I feel better prepared for it now. I am a natural coward, and I detest horror in any form.I've also bought "We", by Yevgeny Zamyatin (1884-1937) which inspired Orwell.

Wie kaum ein anderes Buch regt Orwells 1984 mit seinem überaus beklemmenden Entwurf eines totalitären Überwachungsstaates, in dem jeder gegen jeden ausgespielt wird und sogar die Sprache selbst - und damit das gesamte Denken der Menschen - der Reglementierung der "Partei" unterworfen ist, zum Nachdenken über unsere eigene Gesellschaft und deren Entwicklung an.Was dieses Werk in meinen Augen besonders erschütternd macht, ist die Tatsache, dass alles, was darin beschrieben wird, als absolut realistisch und tatsächlich möglich eingestuft werden kann. Insofern hat das Buch bis heute nichts von seiner Botschaft verloren.Ein brillantes, fesselndes und zugleich ungemein beklemmendes Buch, das man jedenfalls gelesen haben sollte.

Book was slightly bent and crumpled at the side. Other than that the book was in good condition and I can't wait to read it.

I understand the admiration for the story and the lovers of dystopia.But really...this book is beautiful because of the potency of each sentence.Orwell is the master of choosing the right words to string together ...for impact ...for maximum absorption by the reader...resulting in a sigh of admiration.So I read it nowadays not for the doom the future holds...but as a celebration of a master's mind and the potential of language elevated into feelings alone.Just the seemingly simple way Orwell describes a person is like a lesson in brevity.If you love language...this is the pinnacle.