Part I: All time great world building. I love how every single detail of the story is built in and ties back to the greater themes of the book. Orwell is able to cultivate such a vivid world that is so easily understood by the reader. I also enjoyed how Orwell evolved Winston's disillusionment with the Party. It is clear that he starts the book more annoyed and frustrated, and is turned into a more outright hater of everything the party stands for. Part II: I did NOT expect so much of this book to be such an interesting love story. The way Julia is introduced and brought into the story was so enthralling and I really enjoyed how it plays out. I also like how she is so obviously the smarter and more cunning of the two. That being said, this part of the book had easily my two least favorite parts. First, the line about Winston wanting to rape Julia was insane. I understand the dichotomy of Winston's feelings for her when she is first mentioned. Orwell is trying to show he hates her but also kind of loves her (at least how she looks). However, he straight up says "I wanted to rape you". I don't think I need to further explain why that rubs me the wrong way. Similarly, the need for Orwell to spend so much time on the age difference between the couple was weird. It is a pretty irrelevant detail that is brought up time and time again, sometimes in a sexual way that is gross. Yes, they have different perspectives on the Party and their way of living under it. However, that is something that doesn't need an age difference to explain. And that definitely isn't a good excuse for the author talking about how young Julia's naked body is. Both of these small details are minor and are ultimately unnecessary and not worth it. I can't help but feel Orwell let his own weird feelings about younger women drive the inclusion of these small details. Part III: The end of this book did not go the way I foresaw. Part of me really felt like I was going to get an action packed rebel story about how Winston and Julia worked towards the fall of the Party. However, this book isn't like the Hunger Games books I grew up on. There is no happy ending. And I am glad that there isn't because it makes all of the themes of the book feel that much more dangerous.

A book like this opens up your mind to the evils of Communism/Socialism and the agenda of the modern Democrat Party.

A sad reminder of the lengths that people will go through to obtain and keep power despite displaying the blunt hypocrisy in their every statement

A must read for the societal intellectual.