The best book I've ever read is, George Orwell's novel, 1984.
The novel was written about what an imaginary dystopian world would look like in 1984, when it was written in 1949; 40 years in the future. The novel follows a main character named Winston as he falls in love with Julia under the watchful eye of the repressive government, Big Brother.
The first time I read this book was in high school in English class; I actually enjoyed this book unlike most my classmates. This was and is to this day, also my mothers favourite book. She told me when she read it, 1984 was still the future and that is what interested her. We read it together and talked about the differences and how things were coming true (it being the mid-90's) how our government was watching us more closely and how privacy was a thing with the past, with the internet.
I enjoyed the dark elements of this novel; mind-control, manipulation, misery, terror, horror and how Winston's will was broken. The novel left me with an impression I always think about today, how it represented the end of free-speech and of the middle class. It's brilliant and holds true today. I hope my daughter enjoys this novel and we can discuss it in fifteen years time and talk about where we are now. It's truly scary some of the themes Orwell wrote about.
