1984

by George Orwell

"Written in 1948, 1984 was George Orwell's chilling prophecy about the future. And while the year 1984 has come and gone, Orwell's narrative is timelier than ever. 1984 presents a startling and haunting vision of the world, so powerful that it is completely convincing from start to finish. No one can deny the power of this novel, its hold on the imaginations of multiple generations of readers, or the resiliency of its admonitions. A legacy that seems only to grow with the passage of time."

1984 is set in an extremely frightening dystopian world where violence is rampant in the minds of children and grown men dedicate themselves to changing the past through false documentation. The Thought Police is everywhere save the darkness, and telescreens watch your every move. I was mesmerized by this story, developing a near hatred of Big Brother myself, as well as a sharpened fear of the potential power of government. George Orwell has created a world with its own political conflicts and extremeties, and yet in the reality of my mind it exists, in the particular way of Big Brother, alongside our own.

5/5 stars.