archie

i liked this! the pacing felt a little off at points, particularly the build up to the end felt rushed & abrupt but other than that i enjoy the writing style. also more than other books i've read, the characters felt like real people with lives that happened before & lives that will continue after the moment in time that's captured in the book

not sure how i feel about this one. i understand the historic importance, but as far as the writing goes it leaves nothing for the audience to read between the lines and interpret, and maybe that adds to the historic importance so i guess i don't know

i saw another review that sums up how (i think) i feel about it in that the characters aren't characters, the plot isn't a plot etc, it was just a more artistic way for orwell to voice his political opinions

3.5 ⭐️ rounded up - conflicted bc i hated this but also loved it so im not feeling confident in my rating. i started this book in the middle of a reading frenzy & then got in a slump so it took me a while to get thru. the writing & characters are well done but i'm also not really rooting for any of them & i was left with a weird uncomfortableness the whole time i was reading it, felt like a fever dream. so much happened but the writing style is so nonchalant that it felt like nothing was happening at the same time