tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post8211369126779642625..comments2024-03-28T10:10:43.453+00:00Comments on ImageNations: 88. 1984 by George OrwellImageNationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-26498871201515512692012-10-04T17:43:42.160+00:002012-10-04T17:43:42.160+00:00"1984," a masterpiece, a masterpiece tha..."1984," a masterpiece, a masterpiece that shows the world of totalitarian regimes "uncut."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03197164248797509972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-8681741739901565062011-07-26T07:23:53.880+00:002011-07-26T07:23:53.880+00:00@Inmyownwordss... agreed. Orwell saw all these exc...@Inmyownwordss... agreed. Orwell saw all these except that most of us have chosen to see it as 'fiction'. yet, with the current global events one cannot but visit Orwell in his tales and accept the truth that his fiction provides.ImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-20899420284242589172011-07-25T17:06:17.752+00:002011-07-25T17:06:17.752+00:00Great review!
The comment about "knowns unk...Great review! <br /><br />The comment about "knowns unknowns" severally and in combination had me in stiches. I could not believe what I was hearing the first time I saw Murdoch and son sprouting the 'holy verses' before the UK MPs. Simply amazing!<br /><br />Animal Farm another great one, if that book does not just scream modern-day Africa...Orwell had some frighteningly accurate insight and foresight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-25388053190912164572011-07-23T15:35:06.067+00:002011-07-23T15:35:06.067+00:00thanks Amy. I hope we all see the threat to our fr...thanks Amy. I hope we all see the threat to our freedom.ImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-693948019915722062011-07-22T15:14:55.555+00:002011-07-22T15:14:55.555+00:00Great review and so true that it is scarily releva...Great review and so true that it is scarily relevant today. Eecks.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102250492155489672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-35987823765582734442011-07-22T08:06:30.212+00:002011-07-22T08:06:30.212+00:00@Abena... imagine a Hitler in today's world, w...@Abena... imagine a Hitler in today's world, with all the satellite technologies and nanotechs. Yet, I believe that it wouldn't take such obvious intervention to fully realise Orwell's 1984. It has been realised subtlely by individuals working behind the scenes, pulling the strings and not by politicians.ImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-33649130689184800222011-07-22T07:03:10.706+00:002011-07-22T07:03:10.706+00:00Read 1984 when I was 15 years old. Even at that yo...Read 1984 when I was 15 years old. Even at that young age I found the Big Brother concept fascinating,awe-some and a little disturbing. I think I would definitely have to read it again especially since a Big Brother world is now a reality.Abena Serwaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05888021677219851484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-17958658328605002242011-07-21T17:43:46.540+00:002011-07-21T17:43:46.540+00:00this convincing is worth it... just give it a try....this convincing is worth it... just give it a try.ImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-24540724817151166462011-07-21T17:40:41.571+00:002011-07-21T17:40:41.571+00:00@Sarah... you shouldn't for them, for they are...@Sarah... you shouldn't for them, for they are still with us. The lies and the garbles to cover the lies.ImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-41193152653966595862011-07-21T17:38:57.706+00:002011-07-21T17:38:57.706+00:00@AB, I have not read that one. I have read Animal ...@AB, I have not read that one. I have read Animal Farm and it is still with me. That man clearly had insight into how human behviour works. I read an article which presupposes that he was spied on by MI5 for fear that he was a communist or had communist tendencies.ImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-2955006723672387752011-07-21T17:34:16.039+00:002011-07-21T17:34:16.039+00:00@Zibilee... thanks and I believe this book should ...@Zibilee... thanks and I believe this book should be read at least once a year, to keep reminding ourselves of the possible paths our governments could take us and their various probabilities.ImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-13153230387108569362011-07-21T17:06:46.931+00:002011-07-21T17:06:46.931+00:00I have been convinced on a number of occasions by ...I have been convinced on a number of occasions by friends to pick up this book, so therefore thanks confirmation.Geosihttp://geosireads.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-31070927240635532942011-07-21T15:49:26.625+00:002011-07-21T15:49:26.625+00:00Very interesting! I love that book. I had forgot...Very interesting! I love that book. I had forgotten all about double think and double speak, a great part of that book.Sarah Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145876806604726875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-30946698598656270802011-07-21T15:46:10.110+00:002011-07-21T15:46:10.110+00:00It's been years since I read this, and would l...It's been years since I read this, and would like to go back to it again. I love Orwell's clear-sighted approach, and you're right that 1984 is still a very important book to read today, as Donald Rumsfeld adequately demonstrated! I read another of his books, Homage to Catalonia, recently, and although the events it deals with are a long way in the past, it still feels very relevant.Andrew Blackmanhttp://www.andrewblackman.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29803016.post-12279652145709664792011-07-21T15:03:13.173+00:002011-07-21T15:03:13.173+00:00I remember reading this in high-school and being s...I remember reading this in high-school and being scared and shocked. It was a really interesting book, and a lot of the things that were discussed in the book seem to be making their way into society nowadays. This is something that I need to read again. Having had a few years of experience with the world may change the way I think of it. Fantastic and erudite review, Nana. Thanks for sharing it!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.com