1984 by George Orwell

14th book in English

My Amazon review:

1984 is the kind of book that I admire more than like. I admire Orwell for how detailed and believable the world he builds is. For his efforts to set a dark and unsettling mood and for his detailed analysis of its politics.

The reasons I don’t like it as much as so many other people? Well, it didn’t do anything for me. I couldn’t relate or feel anything for the characters. I didn’t find the story haunting or particularly appealing. It didn’t even make me think, when I was reading books like Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 or Camus’ The Fall I had to close every few pages to think about it, because I couldn’t hold my thoughts back, with 1984 this didn’t happen at all.

Reading it’s a subjective experience, no matter how good a book is, if you don’t feel anything as a result of reading it, why then give it a high rating?
I wish I’d liked it better, or at least spotted any major reason for my dislike, but I didn’t.

3.5/5