1984- George Orwell

Heralded as one of Sci-fi's mst convincing novels, 1984 takes the journey through a society where the past is rewritten daily and those who remember something else can be convinced otherwise. Although i enjoyed Animal Farm much more, 1984 was truly unique. For one, the society allows Winston to feel the truth and propriety of the way it runs (much like the native savage in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley) before they do away with him. It is such strange (almost unbelieveable) acceptance and true love for the leader of the society he had previously tried to destroy that horrifies the leader as he gets shot, within moments of his sudden revelation. If I were to label Winston as a tragic hero, his fear would be his hubris. A good read, if you do not mind feeling a little disomforted afterwards.

6/10

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