Book: 1984

Somehow I didn't read this in school... and frankly, that's a little disappointing. Orwell's themes and ideas would be ideal for classroom discussion. Unlike a good majority of what I read in school, this book is interesting, and also relevant to the times (even though it was written 58 years ago). I can't begin to imagine how much different this book would have been if it were written in the last twenty or thirty years. Besides the obvious parallel of Big Brother and the current administration spying on American citizens, too many similarities are to be found.

There's a plethora of things I could discuss about this book, but I don't want to reveal any spoilers. I highly recommend this book for those who haven't read it, and even for people who haven't read it for years.