Always love 'Dallas'! But the most cringeworthy part of Season Seven is...well...EVERY part of the 'romantic' interaction between Sue Ellen and that young college age whiney soy boy lifeguard Peter! THAT was utterly nauseating! But every other part of Season Seven of 'Dallas' is great. Priscilla Presley as Jenna Wade was just too damned passionless and uninteresting for my taste, but Linda Gray plays sexy but unstable and gullible Sue Ellen with brilliance. And Larry Hagman as J.R. Ewing has got to be the best casting decision in ALL of television history!! Absolutely NOBODY on this Earth could have played THAT role better!!
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Only for intellectual people.
AMAZING! However there is a lot of sex. This book was meant for adults and mature people, only stupid people, and immature people would even be bothered about the sex. Only for intellectual people.
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Everyone should read 1984
There is intense detail in this book. Some kids won't have the capability to understand it. Mature 15 year olds should read it. There is some mild violence and sexual scenes described. This book is beautiful, and has a great message.
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The Orwellian Nightmare - by E0E9T2
1984 depicts a different kind of Utopia earlier novels depicted. A sort of Utopia that has been since coined as Orwellian, the direct opposite of Utopia, otherwise known as a Dystopia. People living in a country, where the leaders apply an authoritarian framework in controlling their citizens, in the most extreme ways, which makes the regimes of Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin and other dictators look quite insignificant.Doing everything, from working to thinking are ALL in the hand of the Government, of the authoritative state. Any trace of insubordination, whether it is verbal, acted out or thought of can be detected by the state by things such as the Thought Police, the television and even the neighbours, friends and families who will NOT hesitate to sell out anybody, even their own to the authorities. Indeed, even the language is altered in such a way that you can not convey what you believe, or oppositive thoughts, since they have been removed from the vocabulary and individualism is considered to be a crime.Even time, or at least, how we see past events is controlled by the states as well, changed into something that fortifies the thoughts of the current dictator, therefore controlling the future, I would like to quote: „Who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past.” This sentence has some roundness to it; it is infinitely reinforcing and fortifying itself, rooting the regime’s norms deeper into the society with every beginning of the cycle. In time, even truth loses its meaning; there is no truth apart from what the state dictates. If they say the Universe is geocentric (meaning that the Earth is the centre and everything revolves around it), you will accept it. If they say 5+5=8 you will accept it, and so on.The setting of the novel is a post-WWII one, which was divided into three different superpowers; Eurasia, the territories of Europe and Russia, Oceania, which consists of the British Isles, America, Australia and lastly, Eastasia, stretching from Portugal to the Bering Strait. These three superpowers wage a constant pseudo war (at least in my opinion) against each other to keep their respective populations in check. The Party of Oceania’s slogan (which is the prime example of Doublethink in the novel) is highly connected to the war and the population control employed by Oceania, which is why I will mention it next.War Is Peace, Freedom Is Slavery,Ignorance Is Strength.This first line of the slogan means that, though Oceania is in a constant alert due to the ongoing „war”, the population behaves like there is peace (since as I mentioned, the war is most probably a proxy to keep the population in control). It was created by the Party to ensure continuous control and power over people because during a war, nations unite and people tend to focus on the common enemy. Therefore they are less focused on how sh**ty their own lives are. It is also easier to hate something rather than to realise that it is your life that is miserable.The second line of the slogan, Freedom Is Slavery suggests that whomsoever attempts to seek independence and not following and obeying what the Party dictates will be enslaved. Therefore the only way to be free is to join the Party, becoming the slave of it. Hence it is impossible to escape slavery.The last line; Ignorance Is Strength. If you want answers, if you want the truth, you are considered weak, which makes people put their faith in the Government’s honesty (which is never a good idea). Whenever you have faith in something, you trust them without questioning what they are doing or the reason why they are doing it. When talking about the government, it takes a strength of faith not to question its motives.There are compromising situations, there are police states, but I believe we can be thankful we are not living in the Orwellian Nightmare.
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Sexual perversion like a fly in this novel's soup
If you are careful about what your children watch and read and want to raise them with a healthy view of sexuality, find another dystopian novel. The main character Winston fantasizes about raping and then killing the other main character Julia. He admits this to her when they meet: 'I hated the sight of you,' he said. 'I wanted to rape you and then murder you afterwards. Two weeks ago I thought seriously of smashing your head in with a cobblestone.' She thinks this is hilarious: 'The girl laughed delightedly, evidently taking this as a tribute to the excellence of her disguise. ' As far as other 'sexual references,' the whole first half of the novel is about their sexual affair and how they sneak around and hide from Big Brother. We also have Winston's recollection of his encounter with a prostitute and Julia's mention of losing her virginity as a young teenager with an old man. When there's a fly in your soup, it doesn't matter how good the soup is.
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A Book For Those With Maturity
As a young girl, I read FAR above my age level and had the intellectual and maturity level of an adult.Kids should not be forced to read material not appropriate for their level of maturity and intellectual capacity and public screwels shouldn't be the ones theft to make these decisions. Not every child can handle the depths of this book and not every child should be FORCED to read it. Advanced level English? Probably. I am ONLY addressing the book's intellectual level, not the sexual content. EVERYONE 'gets' sex but true understanding comes with maturity. Each child should should be evaluated in a case by case basis. I hope that this makes sense!!
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Excellent Message, Semi-Descriptive scenes.
This is one of the most influential and important novels ever written. However, the sexual and violent content are fairly descriptive, or at least they give you enough information to be able to imagine the rest of the violence and sex. The images that are painted in your mind would constitute an R rated film. You will need to weigh the importance of teaching your children about the evils of socialism, and the scenes in this book that are disturbing.
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Intense and disturbing; Orwell's darkly brilliant chef-d'oeuvre
1984 is one of my favorite books of all time. It's an epigrammatically sardonic yet frighteningly accurate metaphor for power, war, and governmental perlustration wrapped up in a dystopian forbidden romance. With excellent characters, an intense story, and a truly terrifying ending, this is a must-read for teens and up--beware, though, of its disturbing themes and depiction of violence, sometimes intertwined with sexuality. Beautiful, upsetting, and utterly astounding, but not for young kids.
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Good for intelegent kids
Alot of the reviews said it was weird and just a vulgar sufi novel. It is not, 1984 has a message that is still relevent today. It does have sex and toucher but that only enhances the meaning.
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More vulgar than the average sci-fi novel.
This sci-fi novel is OK.I've read better though.Some parts of the novel were great and clever.Some parts were too vulgar though.
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This is a weird sci-fi novel.
When I read this book in English class, I really didn't understand it. Is it suppose to be a sci-fi novel or a satire? If it is trying to be a satire, then it's not working for me. I don't want to give any spoiler alerts for those who haven't read the book, but the ending is kinda disappointing and weird. But the reason why I gave this book 3 stars instead of 1 or 2 is because it is amusing how this book was written in 1948, and the author wanted to show what 1984 would be like. Obviously, he wasn't right on it! As most of us are aware, there is no superpower named 'Oceania'. That is what humors me: How people back in the 40's actually thought what the future 80's would be like. If you're looking for a silly novel like this one to read, then this is your kind of book. But just to warn you, there are some sexual references and violence in this book that might not be the right choice for younger teens. I don't think they'll have the desire to read this novel anyway!
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Subtle
Not a great book at all for any child under 18 years of age. There really is no need to have the sex scenes. Adults like that stuff kids dont need it let them be kids for goodness sake!
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Exceptional
One of the best books I've ever read, and one of the only I've been able to re-read again and again without it getting old. A powerful look at the concepts of totalitarianism, communism, dystopianism, the concept of society itself. Contains violence and sex, but nothing is thrown in for mere shock value; everything is in context and plot-relevant. I suggest you begin reading this book immediately, if you haven't already read it. And if you have, read it again. Now.
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Great for anyone
I read this book when I was 11. It was a real eye opener. ANYONE and EVERYONE should read it.
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