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1984 by George Orwell: Orwell Expert Book Review
- Narrated by: Mark Young
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 08-29-13
- Language: English
- Publisher: Brainy Book Reviews
Regular price: $6.95
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Publisher's Summary
Warning: This book contains spoilers!
Who is Winston Smith? What happens in each chapter? What major themes are discussed? In this review of George Orwell's classic you'll learn this and more...
- Key Events in Every Chapter
- High Level Book Synopsis
- Key Characters to Know
- Major Themes Discussed
- Discussion Questions
- About the Author
Book Reviews gives readers an efficient way to quickly go through and digest famous and well-loved titles. Offering easy-to-read and comprehensive synopses of every chapter of best-selling books, each Brainy Book Review highlights the key ideas behind critically acclaimed titles, helping readers swiftly get the most out of a book.
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- Kaycee
- 12-15-16
thought it was supposed to read the book with me
this just goes over the main points of the book. it does not read the book to you at all
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- Anonymous User
- 11-04-18
I feel cheated.
This is a review, not the actual book. And I'm pretty sure the sample contained naration.
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- Travis Cheney
- 05-18-18
Procrastinator's Best Tool
I had an entire unit of work and an essay on this book due tonight and I hadn't even read the book. Enter this review at 1.75x speed and 5 hours later all of my work is done. $5 is a small price to pay for how much this audio book review/synopsis saved my butt. Worth every penny.
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- Joerund
- 06-09-17
Good as a recap, but not much more
would have liked more in depth analysis of themes presented in the book. This was mostly just a summary of what happened, with a few mentions of the nazis and Soviet at places in the book where tje connection is obvious
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- Chidchon
- 02-18-17
why every chapter twice?
I like the program but I don't get it why every single chapter has to be repeated twice?
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- B. Yeats
- Tulsa, OK
- 09-13-18
A Life Saver
I used this book to catch up on my reading in class and it gave me a really useful summary for each chapter. I would not be passing my class without this.
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- brian
- 09-19-14
An impressive look.
Where does 1984 by George Orwell: Orwell Expert Book Review rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
I like the narration and it's format.
Who was your favorite character and why?
I'm not certain.
Have you listened to any of Mark Young’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
He does. The format is excellent.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Nothing at all.
Any additional comments?
A must have study guide for fans of 1984.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-25-18
not labelled well. thought it was the full novel.
not labelled well. thought it was the full novel. wasted a book credit on the review.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful