1984

[The Balance]

I'm currently on chapter five in this book and must say its an enjoyable read so far. I'm taking it kinda slow though because I didn't want to miss anything in it. I've heard this and animal farm are Orwell's best books. Any thoughts?

 

[Sovereign]

It's one of my favorite books.

 

[Wing]

Ah, the Ministry of Truth. Classic novel and very good read.

 

[Brandon Rhea]

You can see some interesting parallels. For example, the Ministry of Truth is more like the Ministry of Propaganda in the novel, and in todays world you have the Department of Defense and the Department of State which are more like the Department of Offense and the Department of Foreign Affairs, respectively.

 

[Wing]

I think it's stupid how our foreign affairs department is called the Department of State. It sounds like it would be for affairs within our nation.

 

[Sovereign]

I think it's stupid how our foreign affairs department is called the Department of State. It sounds like it would be for affairs within our nation.

Nobody should replied to this.

 

[Ser Gregor]

Nobody should replied to this.

Kay.

Balance, if you end up enjoying 1984, then also read Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.

 

[Sovereign]

Brave New World.

Brave New World was a huge letdown for me.

 

[Ser Gregor]

Brave New World was a huge letdown for me.

I quite enjoyed it. Of course I wasn't going into it with any expectations, it was simply a book recommended to me by a teacher as a good read.

 

[Sovereign]

I quite enjoyed it. Of course I wasn't going into it with any expectations, it was simply a book recommended to me by a teacher as a good read.

The world described by Huxley is perfect IMO.

Even if there's no art or emotions, it doesn't really matter in the end, since they were all happy.

 

[Ser Yorick]

1984 was a brilliant book, Eric Arthur Blair's finest. Though, Animal Farm, I found to be quite dull. The prose was just too boring for me.

 

[Ser Gregor]

1984 was a brilliant book, Eric Arthur Blair's finest. Though, Animal Farm, I found to be quite dull. The prose was just too boring for me.

I couldn't get past the fact that they were farm animals.

 

[Ru the Boatswain]

It was stuffed full of stuff I didn't really care about...and the animas part too.

 

[Not Phoenix]

Brave New World was incredible. I haven't read 1984 yet, but last year I read BNW and it instantly became my favorite. And the point of the book wasn't that utopia sucks, it was that if you destroy tradition you eliminate human spirit and emotion.

 

[Jaqen H'ghar]

1984 is a favorite. Although I think he was off by a few years ;) we're getting there though. Eerie isn't it?

 

[Josh]

I've read 1984, it was for a time, my favorite book.

 

[Phil]

I actualy liked Animal Farm.

 

[Cailst]

So did I.