Cover of 1984 By George Orwell

I have a bunch of commuting time on my hands these days, so I decided to start reading (well actually listening to) all of the books that I should have read in high school. This includes books that weren’t on my curriculum (but everyone seems to have read),  as well as the books I was supposed to read, but didn’t since I was such an awful, awful student.

First on my list was 1984 (this one falls into the “not on curriculum” category). I’m, a long time Mac fan and have wanted to read this since first seeing Apple’s 1984 commercial, but just didn’t find the time till now.

After finishing it, I have to say it’s one of my favorite books of all time. Incredibly intense, incredibly depressing, incredibly thought provoking, and incredibly awesome. It’s classic for a reason; the writing is impeccable and absorbs you from the first moment. In addition, the narration by Simon Prebble in the Audible audiobook version is incredible.

If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend you do. If you have, take a few hours to re-”read” the audiobook version. It’s great stuff.