Book Review: 1984 by George Orwell

SPOILER ALERT, OBVIOUSLY.

I just finished reading 1984 yesterday night. It is highly regarded as a classic book that everyone should read once in their life, as the world that George Orwell envisions in 1949 about the future (1984) is so very like our own. The government spying on its citizen, censoring of the media etc. I usually like these types of books so I expected for it to be one of my favorites.

Here the review: Personally, I didn't like it. As I finished reading the last line, I did not feel anything. No emotion or overwhelming opinion. This is rare for me, as I ALWAYS have an opinion to share. This led me to thinking, WHY?

Well, I think it was because I personally did not like Winston. I wasn't rooting for him. In the first part of the novel, we hear about his dissenting thoughts about the government, about their atrocious acts and the extent of their brainwashing. Don't get me wrong, this sets up the dystopian feel of the novel perfectly. However, I am not given any details or sotires to relate to Winston. I feel sorry for him, yes, but not empathy. 

The biggest thing that threw me off about 1984 were the pages dedicated to Goldstein's manuscript. To me, it was SO BORING. I risk sounding like a dummy by saying that , but its my honest opinion. The storyline before that was exciting and quite interesting, which kept me hooked. But once I reached the long draggy manuscript, any enthusiasm I had was lost. It was so dry and dull.

Perhaps, the reason I feel this way about 1984 is because I let other people's review cloud my judgement. From all corners of the internet, there is nothing but absolute praise for this book so I assumed it would be LIFE-CHANGING and AMAZING. But it wasn't that, for me,

I also think that I am not fully understanding the message this book is conveying. Throughout this book, I just felt lost and disinterested. The impact of the story isn't fully felt on me but maybe I'm just an idiot who prefers simple context in her books, LOL.

TLDR: I did not feel connected to the protagonist which made it hard for me to care about the things that happen to him. I have also inferred that perhaps this book's story and message is too complicated for a mere girl like me to understand.

I've decided to post this review up on my blog because it was far too long for Goodreads. Okay, and maybe I was a teensy bit afraid of people bashing me in the review section heh. 

Rating: 3.5/5 stars.

*All views and opinions expressed are my own.

i am a bad human being

yes, i am.

literally the last words on my FIRST post are: "let's hope that i can stick to this commitment and not back out." HA. HA. HA. 

famous last words, i guess?

In actuality, I had two posts in my Drafts folder but they were merely half thought up posts detailing my progress in watching the episodes of several television shows.........riveting material, i know.

Anyhoo, I've made a renewed promise to myself to try and update here semi-regularly. Seeing as I have about a month's (HOLY SHIT WHAA) time before I leave to the United States, I'll be a ball of conflicting emotions and that always bodes well for my writing juices. 

euch, those words sound terrible together. writing juices. blechhh

I think this will be a good place for me to put down my memories/thoughts/ramblings. I'll probably forget how my mood was or what I was thinking at this particular time three months down the line so I think this is a good way to prevent that. It would also be hilarious for me to look back and to read all the nonsense that I have written.

Let's hope it isn't the year 2020 when I come back for the third post on this blog. That statement might sound like its a joke but lets be real, we're talking about me here. The probability of that happening is very large LOL.

goodbye, for now!