I finished reading 1984. Well, I think I read it twice. I had to be thorough to answer all my study guide questions. Anyhow, George Orwell wrote this novel 35 years into the future. Can you imagine what it would be like to live in 2043? Things would be quite different. It'd be interesting if Orwell were alive today, being able to experience the world of 2008. I think I liked Orwell's 'negative utopia' better then Huxley's, Brave New World. Then again, it all depends on perspective.

One of my favorite interesting quotes:
"Freedom is the freedom to say two plus two make four."