1984


1984
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BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU

2 years, 4 months ago at Jan 17 13:07
7 votes
''In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it. It was inevitable that they should make the claim sooner or later: the logic of their position demanded it. Not merely the validity of experience, but the very existence of external reality, was tacitly denied by their philosophy. The heresy of heresies was common sense. And what was terrifying was ... read more

Na sala 101, todos têm seus limites.

3 years, 4 months ago at Jan 18 13:10
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A trama se passa em Londres, cidade principal da Pista N°1, sob o regime totalitário do Grande Irmão (Big Brother) e sua ideologia Ingsoc. Conta a história de Winston Smith, que trabalha no serviço de rectificação de notícias já publicadas. Ele comela a interessar-se pela sua colega de trabalho Julia, porém ele encontra-se num ambiente em que sexo, senão para procriação, é considerad... read more

A masterful piece of literature

4 years, 4 months ago at Dec 29 19:35
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An awe-inspiring piece of literature, Orwell not only presents us with a brutally depressing dystopia, but a flawlessly crafted one as well. He manages to be so descriptive about so little, Im such a way that you really feel for what characters there are in the book, and the empathy you feel for them and the predicament of mankind is unrivalled, particularly in the closing chapters. The root of al... read more
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Description: "Outside, even through the shut window pane, the world looked cold. Down in the street little eddies of wind were whirling dust and torn paper into spirals, and though the sun was shining and the sky a harsh blue, there seemed to be no color in anything except the posters that were plastered everywhere." The year is 1984; ... (more)
Manufacturer : New American Library
Release date : 1 January 1961
ISBN-10 : 0451524934 | ISBN-13: 9780451524935
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