I actually finished on Sunday but delayed posting because... well, some of it was work related (as in, I was working and too tired to write when I got home) but the largest reason was ( spoilers beneath cut )

Would I recommend "1984"? Yes, but carefully. I think it's a good book to have read, but I think it's good to know what you're getting into.

Oh! I have to add, my edition (the 1984 commemorative edition *g*) has a commentary by Erich Fromm. I've never heard of him, but apparently? He's really hates nuclear weapons, mm-kay? And pretty much everything that went wrong in "1984" occurred because of nuclear weapons, mm-kay? And if we're to survive into the '90's without going all Big Brother ourselves, we should rid the world of nuclear weapons, mm-kay? (He's probably a very thoughtful guy, but his focus on the possibility of nuclear war was hilarious. I'd forgotten what a big deal that was back in the '80's. We had drills. Ah, nostalgia...)

On to Part Two of Orwell's "1984"! Spoiler warning same as the first: ( General for the entire book, specific for Part Two )

As a challenge to myself I decided to pick up George Orwell's "1984" and give it another go. I'd tried reading it as a little girl and was unimpressed. Vastly unimpressed, even. I didn't finish it. This time? Oh, I'm definitely finishing; I'm well and truly hooked. :)

Behind the cut tag I babble on a bit. Beware spoilers for the entire book; I'm fairly familiar with how it goes and that awareness is included in the babble. But specifically, ( these are my thoughts on part one. )