Who else here has read the book 1984?

Dawoofdaddy · Jul 5, 2005

A must read. 1984 written by George Orwell.

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TTinCO · Jul 5, 2005

Long, longggggg time ago. I want to say it was required reading in Jr. High.

Woody0 · Jul 5, 2005

Many years ago. Written in 1948 Orwell simply inverted the last two digits. As time goes by I think he mostly got the year wrong.

For another classic try "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley. Written in 1932 and set 600 years in the future that possible society now seems much closer than another 500 years.

Dawoofdaddy · Jul 5, 2005

Will do Woody and thanks for the recommendation.

"How many fingers?"

Glaken · Jul 5, 2005

DAWOOFDADDY said:
A must read. 1984 written by George Orwell.

Yeah Been There Done That ... I feel we passsed that fictitional era long ago .... I believe there was a movie, too?

drunkguy · Jul 5, 2005

Can't say I read the book or even watched the movie

I did listen to the "audio book" though...it rocked!

TTinCO · Jul 5, 2005

Glaken said:
I believe there was a movie, too?

I thought the same thing-I think they made a movie out of the book, and (as usual) it absolutely sucked.

BAUS · Jul 5, 2005

Yes, it is a must-read. Orwell predicted a lot of stuff quite accurately.

The most accurate part of that story was how there is always constant "war". The common people are never quite told for certain who the enemy is, only that they are in some far away land, and that they need to be defeated. The people are told that they must make sacrifices to win the "war", and that once the "war" is over, everything will go back to normal. But when one "war" ends, another begins. Sounds pretty familiar...

The people in the novel are also brainwashed to believe that if a person does not "love" Big Brother, then they are an enemy. Eg, disagree with a policy, question a decision, etc. Again, sounds familiar...

BAUS

Glaken · Jul 5, 2005

BAUS said:
Yes, it is a must-read. Orwell predicted a lot of stuff quite accurately.

The most accurate part of that story was how there is always constant "war". The common people are never quite told for certain who the enemy is, only that they are in some far away land, and that they need to be defeated. The people are told that they must make sacrifices to win the "war", and that once the "war" is over, everything will go back to normal. But when one "war" ends, another begins. Sounds pretty familiar...

BAUS

1984 might be worth a read in Washington these days.....I guess America was always supposed to hate someone.... Revolutionary War, Native-American War, Spanish-American War, Civil War (each other,) Germans, Italians, Japanese, Russians, Cubans, Koreans, Viet-Nemese(NVA), Grenada, Panama, Nicaragua, Colombia, Iraq-I, Iraq-II, Afghanastan......and waiting in line now are China, a strengthing Iran, and North Korea. LOL at this next statement but if there are other intellegent species in the Univerese ...why the hell would they want to come here. Even when we aren't at war we find a reason to divide ourselves....welcome to Earth dude.

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charliepeete · Jul 5, 2005

woody were you in my class..?... same books same time

Jarbo · Jul 5, 2005

Woody0 said:
Many years ago. Written in 1948 Orwell simply inverted the last two digits. As time goes by I think he mostly got the year wrong.

For another classic try "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley. Written in 1932 and set 600 years in the future that possible society now seems much closer than another 500 years.

Brave New World is a awesome book!

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wilheim · Jul 5, 2005

Big Brother is Watching You

wil.:smoker2:

Jarbo · Jul 5, 2005

wilheim said:
wil.:smoker2:

And he knows your IP address!

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Dawoofdaddy · Jul 5, 2005

Everyone here has certainly been conditioned to sit at the telescreen!

"How many fingers, Winston?"

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Woody0 · Jul 5, 2005

charliepeete said:
woody were you in my class..?... same books same time

These were never assigned books for me although I did read them while in high school, probably over 45 years ago.

SPunlimited · Jul 5, 2005

lol I have'nt read a book since 1984

LucaBrasi · Jul 5, 2005

"Imagine a boot stomping on a human face, forever."

szlem · Jul 5, 2005

funny thing, some of you think 1984 is today. In the commie era this book was prohibited. Does it mean 1984 is accurate always?Excellent book.

Tulsa · Jul 5, 2005

I read it several years ago.

It IS AN ACCURATE account as yesterday I had a man put a rat cage on my head....the cage was full of angry, hungry rats seeking to chew through my cheeks to my tongue. Then I found out they were just nose rats and didn't mess with my cheeks at all.

Fortunately, in the end, I won the battle over myself and I was at peace. I loved wilheim. tulsa

koidog · Jul 5, 2005

an okay book, not great. I don't think Orwell was trying to make a great prediction of any kind. And it was not like anything that goes on Today.

Animal Farm was better, and an easier read.