100 Books Challenge discussion

This thread is for discussion of the September 2014 group read 1984 by George Orwell which lasts from Sept. 20 to Oct. 19.

Is anyone reading this one? I haven't picked up a copy yet. Have had a family issue and just no free time to speak of. I'll try to get a copy at the library today.

I thought I might re-read it (I read it back in high school - 40+ years ago) ... but I haven't even picked it up from the library yet.

It was 50+ yrs ago for me. I have ordered a copy of it and the next group read. Looking forward to both.

I picked up a copy of this at the library yesterday and hope to start it this weekend.

I'm still working on this one. Set it aside as I was reading 2 others that were so very depressing. Couldn't handle 3!

Martha wrote: "I'm still working on this one. Set it aside as I was reading 2 others that were so very depressing. Couldn't handle 3!"

I hear you, Martha. I might finally get to re-reading this in December. Glad we're having that "catch-up" time ...

Me, too. I am going to finish it and start Anna Karenina. Another group is reading it now. I was going to skip it, but thought what better time. :-)

I am really having a hard time with this. Not very interesting. I don't remember feeling that way before, but to be honest I don't remember much about it at all. I am over half done and hope to finish this week. I find the idea that their jobs are to make any idea true by abolishing anything that states a different version of history. It's mind-boggling to think of all they have to do to change books, etc.

Well, I finished ... depressing, very depressing!

1984 by George Orwell – 4****
Classic dystopian science fiction, written in 1948 and imagining a totalitarian society where Big Brother watches your every move and the ruling party controls all information. The thing that I find most frightening about this world that Orwell created is how very plausible it is. I couldn’t help but think of current events – torture, “Newspeak,” wars, video cameras on every corner, texting and hackers no longer respecting anyone’s privacy. Frank Muller does a fine job narrating the audiobook. The scenes where Winston is being re-educated gave me goose bumps.
Link to my full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Martha wrote: "Well, I finished ... depressing, very depressing!"

I found it frightening more than depressing. The way in which they reinvented history ... that war didn't do the way you wanted it to? Just change the "history" to match the actual outcome and you can claim success!