1984

Could not put 1984 down. George Orwell writes with a confidence that pulls you straight into the story.

1984 isn't flashy, but it's confidently written and easy to recommend.

Some genuinely great moments in 1984, buried in pacing that dragged.

Finished 1984 in two sittings and immediately wanted to start it over.

This might be my favorite dystopian read all year. 1984 earns every bit of its hype.

Stayed up way too late finishing 1984. Worth every lost hour of sleep.

The appendix on Newspeak is criminally underrated. Orwell thought through every layer of this.

Bleak in a way I wasn't emotionally prepared for on a Tuesday. Brilliant, just budget your week around it.

Room 101 lives rent free in my nightmares. A genuinely upsetting book that earns every bit of its reputation.

Read this in high school and thought I understood it. Reread it this year and understood nothing before. Genuinely unsettling in a way that feels more current every year.