I wanna see him debate her
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I started reading it a few days back. I am still struggling to read it. This guy Winston, thinks so highly of himself, and so lowly of others. He calls his neighbours stupid, them being transferred to a department requiring "less intelligence", while not being able to string a proper sentence himself when writing. Also his violent fantasies when he first sees Julia. I don't know whether I'll be able to continue the story or not. As just a novel, it is so off-putting. Aren't lead characters supposed to be relatable?
I didn't read the book but watched the movie instead and I don't know how much is different between the two.
It needed a bit of patience to get through it to be honest. In my opinion, it's more a kind of book/movie you read/watch because of its message, not because it's particularly entertaining.
In a way, I guess that could be seen as part of the message if you look at it as a warning of what could be instead of as a story that is fun to experience.