I wanna see him debate her
From a worldbuilding perspevtive it fucking sucks. Like if you’re going to build a strawman commie totalitarian state at least make it interesting.
Dude was practically in a comuna and didn’t learn anything
Dude picked up arms against fascism and somehow learned the opposite lessons
I started reading it a few days back. I am still struggling to read it. This guy Winston, thinks so highly of himself, and so lowly of others. He calls his neighbours stupid, them being transferred to a department requiring “less intelligence”, while not being able to string a proper sentence himself when writing. Also his violent fantasies when he first sees Julia. I don’t know whether I’ll be able to continue the story or not. As just a novel, it is so off-putting. Aren’t lead characters supposed to be relatable?
I recommend “Julia: A Novel” by Sandra Newman. It is a feminist retelling of the story from Julia’s perspective.
I didn’t read the book but watched the movie instead and I don’t know how much is different between the two.
It needed a bit of patience to get through it to be honest. In my opinion, it’s more a kind of book/movie you read/watch because of its message, not because it’s particularly entertaining.
In a way, I guess that could be seen as part of the message if you look at it as a warning of what could be instead of as a story that is fun to experience.
You shouldn’t have to be able to self-insert to read a story.
That is a good point for a different book. I don’t think I’ve seem anyone argue that you aren’t supposed to relate to Winston Most-Common-Surname.
For fun, here’s Isaac Asimov on 1984.
That is a fun read
Yep, I agree! Makes it clear that Orwell’s works are popular for their propaganda value more than their literary merit.
It also makes it clear that the book was written as a Blair’s personal feud against Stalin.
Yep!
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