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Got a minute, or 13? Amazon reviews of Orwell’s 1984 by schoolkids made to read it.

If I had to sum them up, I’d say they were doubleplus goodthink - particularly the one saying

i give this book one star i had to read it for class and i know it’s suposed to be a “classic” but god itis awful. first of all its NOTHING like the future is probly going to turn out. second of all every one says the aurthor george orwell is so trippy and wierd but i think he’s just trying to cover up for the fact that HE CAN’T WRITE. please george do us all a faver and stop writing books.

Excellent grasp of newspeak and goodthink - this one could go far in the Ministry of Truth, or perhaps the Ministry of Knowledge and Understanding would be the best place for them (just while the Minister of Knowledge and Understanding is busy this week). The Min of Educashun is currently full up. (Doubleplusgood by the NCC for its work on the memory hole about the Minister there, though this Google is still plusungood - its memory hole is clearly very faulty in allowing this search to remain.)

Oh, and doubleplusgood for the one who did

The whole reason we live in a democracy is so that we the people don’t have to worry about things like this

- yes, splendid, don’tsayguantanamowiretapping.

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