omar’s Reviews > 1984 > Status Update

every time i feel like im about to lose attention, this book just DEMANDS my attention. it's so good and the 3rd act is by far my favorite, but i feel like theres so much i have to learn about this book. im really unsatisfied on first read bc ik i can engage with the actual content of this book more. regardless, im "excited" to finish?? i get a sense of overwhelming dread 💀

"we are the dead."
im fascinated (although slightly questioning) the relationship between winston and julia and ive been EXTREMELY nervous about obrien, though ik now he's chill. 100% all of these characters are gonna die. theres no way they live. ive also hit the DENSE philosophy of goldenstein and im gonna need to take some time to analyze it. i thought this book was already kinda preachy, but FUCK we're in it now

finally got the chance and energy to open a book again, and damn i feeel a slow burn coming. there was a moment where i felt EXTREMELY uneasy at the thought of winston...living a normal life? reading how oppressive this govt is makes it kind of numbing in a way. extremely nervous about the girl from the fiction dpt and i dont see a happy ending for winston, not in his lifetime anyway.

as i get to know winston and his place of work, its really unsettling to see how easily the truth can be "rectified." all we know is based on the knowledge that has been told to us from branches and branches of sources, each with their own potential of falsification or bias. im sad school started bc i wish i had more energy to get through hours worth of pages in one sitting.

had a little bit of time to start the book. already hooked! damn imagine living in a world like that