1984, George Orwell

 I have been hearing about this book for many years, but it was one I kept postponing until recently. It was said to be a great read for its unique concept.  I finally caught the courage to read it.

Where to begin with. First thing you notice is that the characters lack in substance, they are not outstanding, they just fullfil the purpose of the story that is to be told. The post apocaliptic/Distopian scenario is quite interesting, the idea of the "Big Brother" starts here and the idea for the language used and created by the party is quite interesting. A language created as a means of social control, by supressing words from the vocabulary, the party supressed many things for being said as there is no way to say them, therefore they do not exist.  A tale quite frightning in it's scope. The story is kind of predictable, but again kind of surprising for we tend to expect that the hero idea shows up, and that is kept alive by the system itself as a defence system based itself on a uneducated society where missinformation serves the party, and warns the reader for its dangers. Quite creative the system that runs this kind of comunist society were power is the sole motivator. 

" War is peace, Freedom is slavery, Ignorance is strengh."

 The Caracters do lack in debt but they are after all means pourpose, the writer is sending a mesage, of the ulterior objectives of the powerfull and rich and to wich kind of society it might lead, well acomplished there.

It is supposed to be a warning not a guide, fair and square. This book presents a very grim look at what the worst possible outcomes of totalitarian politics are, and I have to say based on that it is a very good book. 

Slow start, for the way it presents the world as for the writing, but it does pick up as the idea unfolds. The language Orwell uses is quite simple as he sure wanted his tale to be fully interiorised, quite a fast paced read. Though it presents us with a predictable story it is the  chocking unfold of events that gives bittersweet suitable to various interpretations ending.
Very frightening, how such a world can become the worst we could imagine in a masterfully architected way.
If you are into postapocaliptical worlds, or distopian societies this is a must read, if not it's quite a thinker and classic tale of it's kind.

In this topic see also, to name a few:

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Brave New World by Aldous Haxley

Neuromancer by William Gibson

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Giver by Lois Lowry

The man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick