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1984- I know everyone always says that 1984 is scary because of all the similarities to how our government is run. Obviously it's VERY exaggerated, but one could argue that there are many similarities. The whole perpetually at war thing is right on. The government makes sure that they are always at war with someone because the masses will tolerate almost anything when they think their safety is threatened. besides the obvious connections that people have been making with this book for decades now, the book is just wonderful. The world that the book is set in is a very screwed up place, and you see it all from this one mans' point of view, and it's dizzying. When he meets this women, and she has a sash for the "Anti-Sex League" across her waist, his reaction is one of desire, but sickly twisted desire. Desire twisted so malevolently, that he feels the need to bash her face in with cobblestones. And the way you see it all gives you the creeps. It's a classic, and it's worth the time. Although it's not really a pick me up...