1984 - Anyone read it? - Page 4

SLVRSR4 · 09-04-2006, 11:14 AM

I would have liked a different ending, and i don't think social classes will ever get that distinguished. Still good though

USMC · 09-04-2006, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Danalys

this doesn't require orginisation. just timing. if the timing is right then orginisation happens after that. people need to be inspired to do the same and quickly. in 1984 it is the lower class that needs inspiring.

V did it nicely.

USMC · 09-04-2006, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Lucy in the sky

i don't think social classes will ever get that distinguished.

It's happening now.

Rambo, John J · 09-04-2006, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by kainedamo

Spoiler!!! Click to Read!:

Rockin' book.

USMC · 09-04-2006, 11:20 AM

Dude, use a spoiler tag, Malice hasn't finished the book.

Danalys · 09-04-2006, 11:25 AM

i really should read brave new world sometime. obviously drug culture inspired. and there has been a drug culture for at least the past 5000 years. it's an extention of the effect foods can have on us.

The Man Of 16 · 09-04-2006, 11:26 AM

One really good audiobook that I began listening to at work is "Enders Game". The damn itunes folder it was in got messed up and now 30 chapters are missing. The voiceover was so good and Im really starting to get back into reading because of audiobooks. The problem with me before was that when I read things, it just gets really boring in my head unless I can imagine the voices of the characters in the stories.

So far in the last 2 weeks Ive purchase many books.
Access All Areas (about urban exploration)
Ultimate Spiderman Volumes 2, 5, & 12
and Amazing Spiderman 531, 532, 533, 534

Oh and one really good book I read when I was in grade 10 was "Charly". It was about this mentally handicapped guy who had an experiment done to him to make him smarter. Then you see how his life drastically changes for the better, then the worse. It was really good and Its highly recommended. If you dont like reading you can get the movie version of it. The actor who plays Uncle Ben in the spiderman movies was the star of it.

Danalys · 09-04-2006, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by USMC

V did it nicely.

V vs O'brien. wonder who'd win.

USMC · 09-04-2006, 11:29 AM

You should read the Dark Tower series. Possibly one of the best series of books I've ever read...

USMC · 09-04-2006, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Danalys

V vs O'brien. wonder who'd win.

V!

Wow. That looks good.

kainedamo · 09-04-2006, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by USMC

V did it nicely.

The Party is a much better system than the one V fought against. Plus, V is a superhero.

USMC · 09-04-2006, 11:37 AM

With a lousy costume.

Danalys · 09-04-2006, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by USMC

V!

Wow. That looks good.

it'd look good in a bed room but on the big screen it would be a travesty.

USMC · 09-04-2006, 11:47 AM

Can't be much worse that Superman Returns.

Danalys · 09-04-2006, 11:51 AM

i can't see how anyone could actually bring about the party as it stands. i can't believe they could ever work together. they'd be to busy back stabbing each other or preparing for that eventuality.

kainedamo · 09-04-2006, 11:56 AM

The proles are the only chance for the Party to be toppled. But it's so slim.

1. The proles are too apathetic.

2. The proles lack the education and intellect to even realise there is something wrong with their lifes.

3. Even the few people that would be able to recognise that they could have a better life would lack the will to do it.

You have to remember, these people think they're at war with another nation. They are reminded of this by constant bombings. These bombings keep their minds off the fact that their government is a fascist state.

The very nature of the Party is to devolve the human race. Each new generation is dumber than the last. Each new generation has less and less of an idea of what the world was like before the Party and Big Brother. In just a couple of generations after 1984, everything the Party is would be well ingrained into the people. 50 years after 1984, everyone would speak in DoubleSpeak, meaning the people wouldn't even be able to think of the words to describe feelings of rebellion or anything. It's a perfect fascist state.

SentinelMind · 09-04-2006, 01:00 PM

Read 1984...I'll admit in the middle is tedious, but the end was twisty, gripping and I couldn't put it down to the final....

..second.

Bana · 09-04-2006, 01:44 PM

I liked Animal Farm better cause the end to 1984 kinda sucked.. but it's still a good book

\S/JcDc\S/ · 09-04-2006, 02:27 PM

1984, my favorite book of all time

It had a dramatic effect on future writings as well as sci fi related stories. Even in movies we see plenty that have been influenced largely by 1984.

09-04-2006, 11:14 AM	#76
SLVRSR4 Side-Kick Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 3,256	Re: 1984 - Anyone read it? I would have liked a different ending, and i don't think social classes will ever get that distinguished. Still good though

09-04-2006, 11:20 AM	#80
USMC Side-Kick Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: drinking beer. Posts: 14,751	Re: 1984 - Anyone read it? Dude, use a spoiler tag, Malice hasn't finished the book.

09-04-2006, 11:25 AM	#81
Danalys Sol Invictus Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: local Posts: 12,533	Re: 1984 - Anyone read it? i really should read brave new world sometime. obviously drug culture inspired. and there has been a drug culture for at least the past 5000 years. it's an extention of the effect foods can have on us. __________________ time is money, but taking your time is priceless Last edited by Danalys; 09-04-2006 at 11:30 AM.

09-04-2006, 11:26 AM	#82
The Man Of 16 Banned User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winnipeg, MB Posts: 595	Re: 1984 - Anyone read it? One really good audiobook that I began listening to at work is "Enders Game". The damn itunes folder it was in got messed up and now 30 chapters are missing. The voiceover was so good and Im really starting to get back into reading because of audiobooks. The problem with me before was that when I read things, it just gets really boring in my head unless I can imagine the voices of the characters in the stories. So far in the last 2 weeks Ive purchase many books. Access All Areas (about urban exploration) Ultimate Spiderman Volumes 2, 5, & 12 and Amazing Spiderman 531, 532, 533, 534 Oh and one really good book I read when I was in grade 10 was "Charly". It was about this mentally handicapped guy who had an experiment done to him to make him smarter. Then you see how his life drastically changes for the better, then the worse. It was really good and Its highly recommended. If you dont like reading you can get the movie version of it. The actor who plays Uncle Ben in the spiderman movies was the star of it. Last edited by The Man Of 16; 09-04-2006 at 11:29 AM.

09-04-2006, 11:29 AM	#84
USMC Side-Kick Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: drinking beer. Posts: 14,751	Re: 1984 - Anyone read it? You should read the Dark Tower series. Possibly one of the best series of books I've ever read...

09-04-2006, 11:37 AM	#87
USMC Side-Kick Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: drinking beer. Posts: 14,751	Re: 1984 - Anyone read it? With a lousy costume.

09-04-2006, 11:47 AM	#89
USMC Side-Kick Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: drinking beer. Posts: 14,751	Re: 1984 - Anyone read it? Can't be much worse that Superman Returns.

09-04-2006, 11:51 AM	#90
Danalys Sol Invictus Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: local Posts: 12,533	Re: 1984 - Anyone read it? i can't see how anyone could actually bring about the party as it stands. i can't believe they could ever work together. they'd be to busy back stabbing each other or preparing for that eventuality. __________________ time is money, but taking your time is priceless

09-04-2006, 11:56 AM	#91
kainedamo Banned User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Belfast Posts: 9,727	Re: 1984 - Anyone read it? The proles are the only chance for the Party to be toppled. But it's so slim. 1. The proles are too apathetic. 2. The proles lack the education and intellect to even realise there is something wrong with their lifes. 3. Even the few people that would be able to recognise that they could have a better life would lack the will to do it. You have to remember, these people think they're at war with another nation. They are reminded of this by constant bombings. These bombings keep their minds off the fact that their government is a fascist state. The very nature of the Party is to devolve the human race. Each new generation is dumber than the last. Each new generation has less and less of an idea of what the world was like before the Party and Big Brother. In just a couple of generations after 1984, everything the Party is would be well ingrained into the people. 50 years after 1984, everyone would speak in DoubleSpeak, meaning the people wouldn't even be able to think of the words to describe feelings of rebellion or anything. It's a perfect fascist state.

09-04-2006, 01:00 PM	#92
SentinelMind Side-Kick Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: North FL Posts: 3,189	Re: 1984 - Anyone read it? Read 1984...I'll admit in the middle is tedious, but the end was twisty, gripping and I couldn't put it down to the final.... ..second.

09-04-2006, 01:44 PM	#93
Bana Nothing ever ends. Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Culver City Posts: 531	Re: 1984 - Anyone read it? I liked Animal Farm better cause the end to 1984 kinda sucked.. but it's still a good book

09-04-2006, 02:27 PM	#94
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