Ok so I really really liked this book a lot. Thanks for making me read it Laura!
Honestly I don't really understand why it's supposed to be sad... explain that to me.
Ok I know that Newspeak was "bad" and all but I kind of liked some of it. I really like the concept of Doublethink... a lot.
I liked when he said that good books tell you what you already know.
All the talk about reality being only in the human mind and what truth really is was very interesting to me and made me think a lot... I think perception is way under thought. I liked the talk about the past and how it doesn't exist except in the mind and the idea of traing your brain to truly belive or not believe things.
I was really quite amazed that one person could come up with this entire world and develop such a society and language... I know that is what writers do so I guess I am really impressed by all writers. It just really made me appreciate the powers and creativeness of the human mind.
I also really appreciated that I have never been tortured.
I don't know what to say really except that I liked it a lot and I wish I could have taken a class in which it was required to read because I know there is a ton of stuff that could be discussed and thought about given the right direction. I wanted to read it again when I was half through it.
Mostly what I liked the best is firguring out that truly...
I LOVE BIG BROTHER!
Thursday, June 5, 2008 | ramble by groovybaby at 11:11 AM |
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Well, to kind of answer why I thought it was sad. Mostly, as you know, I love love stories. It made me really happy that there was a love story (though I had an issue believing it was love. I don't really count sex as love, but hey that is apparently not the norm), and I liked the characters, and believed them when they said that they would willingly die for each other. I believed this because I would like to believe the same out of myself. I would like to think that I would gladly sacrifice myself for the people I loved. So, I was reading the book, happy, even when he was being tortured, because he held through. But then came the rat scene. And everything changed. He suddenly didn't want to die, didn't want to give his life for Julia, but instead, wanted her there to die for him. That is the opposite of what is supposed to happen, and it made me sad because I believe it is probably true. When it comes down to it, no one really wants to die, and wants someone else to take their place.
It depressed me that the book ended with such a cynical, but yet, realistic outlook on life.
I'm glad you liked it though. I think everyone should have to read it.
I bet you really liked the children. Gah, I never want to have kids.
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