I found it quite difficult to decide whether I would rate this book 3 or 4 stars but the longer this internal debate went on the more I realised that I wouldn't be having such a tough time rating it if this was a 4 star book for me. Although, please note that a 3 star rating does mean that I liked the book.

I loved the premise of this book. The world that George Orwell created for this story is terrifying, I can't imagine what it would have been like to read this book before 1984, it would have absolutely petrified me. I hated almost everything about the society that Orwell created here and I really liked that the small rebellion was discretely shown. There were parts of this book where I felt like I was staring at large chunks of texts that just didn't interest me, yet at other times I found myself flying through chapters. It made my experience feel a little disjointed. The last few chapters of the book were by far my favourite as it really showed just how the human psyche can be manipulated.

I only hope that what Orwell wrote will never become a true reality (although many similarities could be drawn today, I'm sure). Overall a good read that I would recommend everyone gives a go at some point in their life time.