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1984?

HermioneWeasley

HermioneWeasley

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do you guys think i'm too young to read it? cuz my mom does. I've read animal farm, but still, i'm only 14. i'm a pretty advanced reader, but do yo8u think it's for me?
 
HermioneWeasley said:
do you guys think i'm too young to read it? cuz my mom does. I've read animal farm, but still, i'm only 14. i'm a pretty advanced reader, but do yo8u think it's for me?
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I suppose it doesn't really matter if your mom says "no", right? I read 1984 when I was your age, but reading level has little to do with it. You need to be able to comprehend the subject matter. Personally, I don't think it would kill you to wait until it's OK with your mom. You'll end up getting more out of it then anyway.
 
I believe I read it when I was 14. There was nothing in it that I remember being particularly hard to understand. However, I'm going to side with mehastings here: it's probably best to go along with your mom's wishes. I'm guessing that she has read the book and would know best what you are ready for.
 
Animal Farm isn't on the same level as 1984 but if comprehension is your only worry then you might as well try it.

It seems more likely that it's the sexual parts your mother doesn't want you to be exposed to however.

I think that you can go after the age limit that the libraries and bookstores have for the book.
 
Because the — all which is on the table begins to address the big cost drivers. For example, how benefits are calculated, for example, is on the table. Whether or not benefits rise based upon wage increases or price increases There's a series of parts of the formula that are being considered. And when you couple that, those different cost drivers, affecting those — changing those with personal accounts, the idea is to get what has been promised more likely to be — or closer delivered to that has been promised. Does that make any sense to you? It's kind of muddled. Look, there's a series of things that cause the — like, for example, benefits are calculated based upon the increase of wages, as opposed to the increase of prices. Some have suggested that we calculate — the benefits will rise based upon inflation, supposed to wage increases. There is a reform that would help solve the red if that were put into effect. In other words, how fast benefits grow, how fast the promised benefits grow, if those — if that growth is affected, it will help on the red.
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When you can read and understand the above, I think you will be ready to appreciate 1984. :)
 
where'd the quote come from? i barely got through it!

no, my mom's fine with all the sexual parts and stuff, but she thinks i'm too young. she's read it so i suppose she's right, but my english teacher said that i'm ready for it.
 
StillILearn said:
When you can read and understand the above, I think you will be ready to appreciate 1984. :)
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Oh come on; give her a chance. It's honestly not like that all the way through;)
I would say, though, that there are plenty of other classics out there you would probably enjoy more. I read this when I was about seventeen and again a few months ago. I got much more out of it hte second time around.
 
well, i'v ebeen asking arounda nd half the people say i should read it and the other half say i shouldn't! one of my friends read it when she was eleven and said i can understand it..i dunno
 
Go for it. Other people can't decide whether you are old enough to understand/comprehend it. If you start it and you find it too hard to get through, then just put it down and wait until you are older.
 
I agree with what Stewart and angerball just said. If you want to read it, do so. If you're not enjoying or understanding it, you can always return to it at a later date.

I think I was about 13 when I read it.
 
yo I was born in '84!
am I special or somethin' now?

anyway I never read it
and I wouldn't suggester it either
it prolly $ux
 
I just finished reading the book 1984. I really enjoyed it. The movie "V for Vendetta" was very similar to the book in my opinion. I think you should definitely give this book a read.
 
Well, tell us what you liked about it. Was the plot entertaining? Did it keep you guessing? Did it have a good philosophy behind it? Did the characters capture your sympathy?
(I see you are planning on reading Fahrenheit 451 soon, and that is one of my favorite novels. Some people say it's very similar to 1984, but I haven't read the latter so I couldn't say. 451 is about censorship, which is ironic, since the book itself was originally censored.)
 
well, i just enjoyed orwell's irony and his descriptions of the woeld that the two characters lived in, the explanations of the slogans(peace is war, etc...) and the ending took me a bit by surprise.
 
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