Well, what a book this was. A mix between confusing, enjoyable and downright weird, Orwell's 'prediction' of our country in 1984 was strangely accurate. The story tells of a country which is controlled by 'Big Brother' - a governmental person/scheme which determines how everything should be and how books and newspaper articles are written. A person dies, they are removed from history, an event happens, it is put into history.
The story shares some strong similarities to other films and books I've seen/read but the most notable one is Fight Club - one of my all-time favourite films. From the way Jack (The Narrator) creates a whole new person to his brainwashing schemes it appears that 1984 could be one of Palahnuick's books. Even the protagonist seems to become as screwed up as Jack.
Another possible prediction was that of the Lottery which is mentioned at one point in the middle of the book.
Well-written but a twisted storyline and strange ending '1984' is a book which anyone interested in politics, The Illuminati concept or general fucked-up writing should read. Throughout the book the reader is constantly changing his guess of the climax. Even if you hate books you might just enjoy reading this. However, you must remember that in this type of literature "breast" very rarely means "tits".
Another one of those "read again" books, 1984 gets a rare 5/5
You should read 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley. It's another one of those 'utopia' books. =)
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