📚 1984
London is a grim city in the totalitarian state of Oceania where Big Brother is always watching you and the Thought Police can practically read your mind. Winston Smith is a man in grave danger for the simple reason that his memory still functions. Drawn into a forbidden love affair, Winston finds the courage to join a secret revolutionary organization called The Brotherhood, dedicated to the destruction of the Party. Together with his beloved Julia, he hazards his life in a deadly match against the powers that be.
📖 Learn more on Goodreads…1984 has been on my “to read” list for years, but I’ve never actually taken the time to read it, until now.
Overall it was pretty good. I didn’t think it read like a book that’s 75 years old, which is a credit to how forward thinking Orwell was. I would have given it more stars, but I felt the story focussed on Winston and Julia’s love affair too much.
I get it, that’s what the book was about - how they were “sticking it to the man” by having the relationship, but I personally would have preferred the story to focus more on the strict dystopian society that they found themselves in, and more of the nuance it contained.
Either way, a good read and I’m glad I finally read it.