1984 - George Orwell

I really want to talk about this and hear other's opinions on it.

For those who aren't familiar, 1984 is a dystopian novel written by George Orwell.

I've actually read Animal Farm too, and that was what pulled me in to his works. I really liked Animal Farm, and the ending sentence REALLY stuck to me: "The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again, but it was impossible to say which was which". I liked this comparison and I don't think a line in a book has affected me this way before.

I also read upon his life, and learned why he was writing those kinds of books, which at the time would have been controversial (at least I think, I'm not sure).

But back to 1984, I really loved it, despite the ending which left me disappointed. Not to say that the ending was bad — no, it was actually a realistic and thought-provoking ending — but I just definitely didn't expect Winston to give up that easily, but I suppose it IS realistic.

I also didn't expect Oceania to win the war, but needless to say, it's a good representation as to what the world would look like today if the Axis powers had won, and it's a good way to show how people would have lived in a totalitarianism government. I also was not expecting O'Brien to betray Winston, but in my opinion, I think it was a good way to scream, "Never judge a book by it's cover."

Overall, good read! I'd like to hear some other thoughts though, as I only know so much about this world. To those who have read it, what did you think?