1984

by Nikki Moustaki and Gilbert Borman

Book Overview

This CliffsNotes study guide on George Orwell's 1984 supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764585851
• ISBN13: 9780764585852
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.3" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

VERY helpful

I'm usually the type to read a book and not use the Cliffs Notes for it (mainly because their use is discouraged in my AP English class). However, I found this particular Cliffs Notes to be very helpful. The authors expounded on some topics I already knew were there and showed many others that, had I not read the Notes, probably never would have picked up on. It is also very well-written, in language that even someone who hasn't already read 1984 would understand. It helped me out a lot and I will keep using Cliffs Notes- if their quality is as good as this one's.

A tremendous help

As an English teacher, I really hate it when my students read the cliff notes instead of the book, but I do believe well-written Cliff notes can dramatically increase a student's understanding of a book by introducing ideas, concepts, and symbols the student might have missed and by presenting issues that help the student think about the book. That's just what these Cliff Notes do, and I even use them in my class. I've found they really help to fuel discussions and increase everybody's meaningful experience of the book. I highly recommend them.

good to read with the book

I had to read 1984 for a class I was taking and I bought the Cliffs Notes to go with it and it really helped. A lot of 1984 was pretty obvious, but most of it wasn't, and the Cliffs Notes to it were really good and made me understand the book a lot better. I highly suggest that someone reading 1984 buy it.