1984

[super_smash_jesus]

It was a good year, and the book was good as well. I suppose it would have to a good book considering how many times people have made that same "big brother is watching" motif for a movie/game/painting/book/...archie comic.

 

[crimson5pheonix]

Edit: Also, read Animal Farm if you enjoy 1984.

. . .Well thats interesting because that just happens to be the next book we are reading.

I wish I went to your school...

Me too, the only decent books I've read so far in high school are Lord of the Flies and Romeo & Juliet. If you consider Romeo & Juliet a book. Eighth grade we had to read 3 Edgar Allen Poe stories, Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles. (And some other stuff I don't remember) We also had to choose a classic to read for a project, I did Frankenstein. English was just amazing that year.

Edit: How could I forget this? We also read Catcher in The Rye has part of our summer assignment this year.

I wish I went to your school.

 

[PersianLlama]

Spoiler: wall of quotes

Edit: Also, read Animal Farm if you enjoy 1984.

. . .Well thats interesting because that just happens to be the next book we are reading.

I wish I went to your school...

Me too, the only decent books I've read so far in high school are Lord of the Flies and Romeo & Juliet. If you consider Romeo & Juliet a book. Eighth grade we had to read 3 Edgar Allen Poe stories, Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles. (And some other stuff I don't remember) We also had to choose a classic to read for a project, I did Frankenstein. English was just amazing that year.

Edit: How could I forget this? We also read Catcher in The Rye has part of our summer assignment this year.

I wish I went to your school.

What have you/did you read in high school?

Spoiler: wall of quotes

I'm reading Catcher in the Rye right now and that one's really good too. It's not dystopian or anything, but still worth a look.

Definitely, I loved Catcher in the Rye.

Don't get your hopes up, overhype kills anything. That said 1984 is a fascinating read, and is pretty good. It's not 'To kill a mockingbird' but it is an interesting story.

I found To Kill a Mockingbird boring. >_>

If you like it, read Brave New World.

EDIT: I wish we read 1984 in school. I had to read it on my own.

I second that, and I also had to read it on my own.

Why didn't your school read it? Mine didn't because it was about white people.

My school used to read it every year in 10th grade, but most of the kids didn't like it, so they stopped and made us read Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. Such a boring book.

Things Fall Apart was dull until about 3/4 of the way in. The end was good, but not unpredictable. The writing was unique and all, but it's not worth replacing 1984 over.

Edit: Bleh I'm screwing up my spoiler placement

What's the end?

Spoiler: This is an actual spoiler this time.

I figure Okonkwo gets killed by Christian missionaries or something like that? Were not too far into it, we just got to the part when he kills Ikemefuna.

 

[Gahars]

This. Great read. And while you could argue, as mentioned in the quote above, that the book has lost some of it's 'prophetic edge', I'd say with today's more 'scary' internet laws and such, it's becoming more of a possibility.

Just read it. It's good.

It still is prophetic, that can't be denied.

However, right now, I think Farenheit 451 is more revelent to today's society

Again, in 5, 10, 15 years, it could drastically change

 

[crimson5pheonix]

Edit: Also, read Animal Farm if you enjoy 1984.

. . .Well thats interesting because that just happens to be the next book we are reading.

I wish I went to your school...

Me too, the only decent books I've read so far in high school are Lord of the Flies and Romeo & Juliet. If you consider Romeo & Juliet a book. Eighth grade we had to read 3 Edgar Allen Poe stories, Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles. (And some other stuff I don't remember) We also had to choose a classic to read for a project, I did Frankenstein. English was just amazing that year.

Edit: How could I forget this? We also read Catcher in The Rye has part of our summer assignment this year.

I wish I went to your school.

What have you/did you read in high school?

Nothing except books written for liberal white guilt. If white people didn't feel sorry for ourselves afterwords, we didn't read it. Except for books that only involved non-whites. I try to forget so please don't make me recall the specific books.

 

[sequio]

If you enjoyed The Jungle, Brave New World, or Lord of the Flies, you'll enjoy 1984.

 

[PersianLlama]

1984 is nothing but pro-capitalist propaganda.

I would suggest reading Brave New World instead.

Um, George Orwell was a socialist I believe.

 

[crimson5pheonix]

Because this is a book thread, I have to endorse my favorite trilogy of books. Read The Mars trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson. It's a very good political read.

 

[PersianLlama]

1984 is nothing but pro-capitalist propaganda.

I would suggest reading Brave New World instead.

Um, George Orwell was a socialist I believe.

Ninja'd. Which is strange, because I'm a notable supporter of pirates.

Oh well. At least were both pirate supporters.

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

Ah George Orwell, both violently anti-facist/communist yet still under investigation from MI5 due to strong pro-left sympathies. He was a very interesting guy, very in favor of socialism, yet always on guard about facism and distrustful of Soviet Communism.

 

[Anarchemitis]

I need to read it. I must!
Big Brother said I must or he would hurt my friends!

 

[jim_doki]

Nearly everything Orwell wrote was filled with some kind of awesome. 1984 is one of my favorites as well

 

[GenHellspawn]

1984 is a pretty good read, though the best part is the analysis of the totalitarian social system that runs Oceania. Still, probably one of best books you'll ever read in a High School English Class.

Besides The Dark Knight Returns?
Okay, nobody else was that lucky. Whatever.

 

[Baonec]

1984 is really good and so is Brave New World. I liked Great Expectations. Not the first time I read it (8th grade) but now that I look back, I think it's a good book.

I'm reading Catcher in the Rye right now and that one's really good too. It's not dystopian or anything, but still worth a look.

Seconded Catcher is an amazing book haven't read it fully because in a momant of stupidity lent out the book and doubt i'll get it back.

 

[Lord George]

1984 is a brilliant read, though I never had the pleasure of reading it at my school and was forced to read it in my spare time an excellent view of a government system that would work if only it repressed people even more.

(If you like it try listening to the album Diamond dogs by David Bowie, which has all the songs that were going to be used in a musical production of big brother there execllent especially the song big brother)

 

[AuntyEthel]

1984 is probably one of the best books of the 20th century but I'm really glad I never did it as a setwork at school. Every book we studied in English were killed for me, as I hate doing those sort of in-depth analysises. I find it much better to read a book and form my own thoughts and opinions.

 

[Akas]

1984 is a great book. I had to read it on my own time,though, since we read Catch-22 and Alas,Babylon instead. Oh, and there was this one time when our "special" (i.e. not normal or AP) English group/class tried to do Atlas Shrugged xD. I think only one other girl and I finished it.

 

[mokes310]

1984 is my favorite book. I was actually thinking about picking it up and reading it again. Probably the only book that I enjoyed reading in high school. Just pray to the gods that you don't have to read A Tale of Two Cities. I'd rather read the dictionary than that piece of garbage!

 

[Dr Pussymagnet]

1984 is my favorite book. I was actually thinking about picking it up and reading it again. Probably the only book that I enjoyed reading in high school. Just pray to the gods that you don't have to read A Tale of Two Cities. I'd rather read the dictionary than that piece of garbage!

Damnit......



We do.....

 

[jdog345]

1984 is the shit. Also read Fahrenheit 451. I think it is more relevant towards society, but not as good of a story.