What does /lit/ think of 1984?

never heard of it

i read it recently for the first time, in my mid 20s

i think it suffers from being so influential and referenced, that it doesn't seem as impressive as it no doubt was when it was first released

>>9539432

Good entry level /lit/. Compared to other works in the canon it's rather average. You should read it because it gets referenced literally everywhere. You should not read it because Buzzfeed tells you George Orwell was right about Trump. When you have read it you can tell stupid people that they didn't get it.

It's alright.

>>9539432
>calls his book 1984
>No synth-pop
>No saxophone solos
>No dance battles
>No oversized baggy clothing
2/10 Orwell obviously didn't do his research

>>9539432
It's a very insightful book and you basically have to read it to understand its concepts that are being references regularly.

However in terms of reading it I was kind of meh about it. The story really didn't grasp my attention but the concepts were interesting enough to keep me invested.

>>9539432
Babies first literary work, so universally imposed on pleb and patrician alike that allusions to it have become common vernacular. On its own an interesting thought piece with above average dialogue. But it is never on its own, and bring it up in discussion is extremely cringe and always hyperbole.

1984 pased and nothing happened. Can we stop talking about this book? Infinite jest is basically whats happening now. Interlace is netflix. Johnny gentle is trump. Only thing more accurate is idiocracy, but thats a movie sooo...

"shout!"

"SHOUT!"

"SHOUT OUT HIS NAME!"

"SOOOOOOROOOOSSSSSSSS!"

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>>9539486
"SOROS!"

"SOROOOOOOSSS!"

The bit where the kids snitched on theirnparents and friends snitching on friends and coworkers on coworkers reminded me of ddr stasi