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Narrator: Richard Brown  

ISBN: 0786189932  

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks  

Publication Date: September 2003  

Duration: 11:30  

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RENT Unabridged
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Narrator: Richard Brown  

ISBN: 0786183926  

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks  

Publication Date: August 2004  

Duration: 11:30  

Selections:  1  

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RENT Unabridged
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Narrator: Simon Prebble  

ISBN: 1433202441  

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks  

Publication Date: April 2007  

Duration: 11:30  

Selections:  1  

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RENT Unabridged
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Narrator: Richard Brown  

ISBN: 0786188162  

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks  

Publication Date: August 2004  

Duration: 11:30  

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RENT Unabridged
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Narrator: Simon Prebble  

ISBN: 1433202476  

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks  

Publication Date: April 2007  

Duration: 11:30  

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The year 1984 has come and gone, yet George Orwell's prophetic nightmare vision in 1949 of the world we were becoming is timelier than ever. 1984 is still the great modern classic of "Negative Utopia"-a startlingly original and powerful novel that creates an imaginary world.
Orwell depicts a gray world dominated by Big Brother and his vast network of agents suffocating freedom in a totalitarian world in which news is manufactured according to the will of the authorities and in which tepid people live tepid lives by rote. Dissidents are tracked down and subjected to such discipline as turns them into willing tools of their masters.

Winston Smith, the hero with no heroic qualities, longs only for truth and decency. But living in a social system where privacy does not exist and where holders of unorthodox ideas are brainwashed or summarily put to death, he knows there is no hope for him. His brief love affair ends in arrest by the Thought Police and when, after nine months of torture, he is released, Winston makes his final submission of his own accord.

Seldom has a book provided a greater wealth of symbols for its age and for the generations to follow, and seldom have literary symbols been invested with such power. "None can deny its power, its hold on the imaginations of whole generations, nor the power of its admonitions, a power that seems to grow rather than lessen with the passage of time." -Walter Cronkite

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One of the most important books ever written

Submitted by Anonymous

I have read 1984 several times. It seemed time again, so I rented this version. The narrator is sometimes in the way, but mostly not. Buy the book, rent the CD, whatever, read this book. Orwell is always brilliant, this is an exceptional book that must be in your consciousness. Is it a warning, a prophecy, a great piece of fiction, or all three? You decide. Quotes from the book, "War is peace, ignorance is strength..." and "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face--for ever." Be warned, this is not a cheerful piece of fluff; this is a great work of literature. Enough, just listen to this book.

Dull narration

Submitted by MC

This was a great book but the choice of narrator/reader was poor. There was minimal expression in the voice and it was difficult to understand as well. The book itself was great.

1984

Submitted by Alex Tarpenning

I have listened to many books on tape, but this had to be one of the most boring ones I have ever heard. The author just rambles on and on about shear nonsense. Find something else to listen to.

1984

Submitted by Reta Heob

I wanted to listen to this "Classic". The reader was difficult to understand and follow at times. It was a depressing story. We should be alerted by this book of how big the government can become and actively work to protect our own freedoms

1984

Submitted by Wendy

Very hard to follow with the British reader. Very monotone with very little expression.