Musings about 1984

George Orwell's novel 1984, though seemingly a good read from the impressive summary and praise assigned to it, was, in my opinion, surprisingly dry. With it's barely existent plot and repetitive ideas, I felt as if it was more a story based on Winston's monotonous stream of consciousness. Not much about the story shocked me, as I feel a good read needs to do at least once or twice in order to keep the reader engaged, and from the beginning there was not much motivation for me to continue reading the novel. I was disappointed that I was unable to enjoy this novel more, as I had heard rave reviews about it and was greatly looking forward to falling in love with it.