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1984 by George Orwell My rating: 3 of 5 stars This past week I finished reading the book 1984 by George Orwell. The first publication of the novel was in 1949 The summary of the book can be found on Wikipedia if you're interested; as with my other reviews, I am just going to call attention to the point that I find interesting and relevant to science fiction. I read this book when I was younger and I believe I saw the movie, believe it or not in the 1980s. I saw other movies that were similar, Clockwork Orange, Farenheight 451 and Brazil. (yes I do have a dark sense of humor) 1984 should not be compared to a more modern novel from Japan titled 1Q84 pr 1q84. The book from Japan was supposed to be written in the same dystopian environment as in the British book. But the plot and subject matter is totally different. Technology is different. I really couldn't see any plot tie-in or many similarities between both books with the exception of mind control in regards to religion and