![]() Nineteen Eighty Four is a book that has a potent physical effect on the reader (this reader anyway) – the claustrophobia of Winston Smith’s world, the subtle monstrous insanity of its rules and regulations and the ultimate futility of resistance produce a distinct sense of horror and helplessness within the reader, activating an involuntary empathy. Re-reading the book and returning to Winston Smith’s world, however, is to feel a distinct unease. Orwell’s future vision is an inherent part of our culture now, commoditised and trivialised, denied shock value or reconsideration due to its very familiarity. ![]() ![]() Recently I re-read George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty Four, fifteen years after first reading it. ![]()
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