1984

Basic stuff-
1984
by George Orwell
published by Signent classics

         I was told to read 1984 by one of my friends, I said yes, it was amazing and creepy. The first and second part of the book describes the world that Winston Smith lives in, from the beginning of the day with Physical Jerks, the form of exercise that the people do to stay functional, to the bleakness of his work editing information at the Ministry of Truth, or "minitrue" in the thought limiting language called Newspeak. Winston lashes out against the omnipresent Thought Police and the ruler Big Brother. In the third part of the book I was warned by my fried that shit would go down, and it did. Winston and his lover Julie try to escape their life of oppression by joining the brotherhood, an organization that is trying to undermine Big Brother, once they are in the mess they try to avoid punishment by the Ministry of Love, or "minilov" in Newspeak.
        The actual writing style of 1984 was brilliant. Orwell uses a sterile mater-of-fact tone to describe horrific things as if they were absolutely normal, like buying  coffee. He then changes his tone as the book progresses into that of a desperate man, a man who has no way out . The ideas in the book resonate with everyone fears for the world. The term Big Brother is still used now. While this book was not easy to read, it is a book that everyone should read.