Got about two chapters in and had to put it down. Weird! It's almost like he was there! Thank heavens things didn't turn out the way he was predicting.
What's with the Two Minutes Hate? That was just disturbing.
It isn't that bad so far, out in the country and some places in town are actually pretty nice, but I know I haven't got to the bit where they brainwash Winston.
(And I know this happens because the person who owned my book beforehand has scribbled notes all over it.