1984
Author: George OrwellAdd Your Comments on this Book
Comments: A violent book featuring adultery and fornication as major themes. A not unreasonable depiction of depravity in a totalitarian state. Parental discretion advised.
Description from Amazon.com: [Editor's Review] "Outside, even through the shut window pane, the world looked cold. Down in the street little eddies of wind were whirling dust and torn paper into spirals, and though the sun was shining and the sky a harsh blue, there seemed to be no color in anything except the posters that were plastered everywhere." The year is 1984; the scene is London, largest population center of Airstrip One. Airstrip One is part of the vast political entity Oceania, which is eternally at war with one of two other vast entities, Eurasia and Eastasia. At any moment, depending upon current alignments, all existing records show either... [more at Amazon link below]
Comments: A violent book featuring adultery and fornication as major themes. A not unreasonable depiction of depravity in a totalitarian state. Parental discretion advised.Description from Amazon.com: [Editor's Review] "Outside, even through the shut window pane, the world looked cold. Down in the street little eddies of wind were whirling dust and torn paper into spirals, and though the sun was shining and the sky a harsh blue, there seemed to be no color in anything except the posters that were plastered everywhere." The year is 1984; the scene is London, largest population center of Airstrip One. Airstrip One is part of the vast political entity Oceania, which is eternally at war with one of two other vast entities, Eurasia and Eastasia. At any moment, depending upon current alignments, all existing records show either... [more at Amazon link below]
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