I've Never read... Nineteen Eighty-Four | with Ariel Bissett
Season 1, Episode 2
Each season I’ll be tackling an apocalyptic or dystopian classic that I’ve put off reading for some reason. And it only felt fitting to start with one of the most famous dystopian novels: Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell.
Join me and guest Ariel Bissett (YouTuber, Podcaster and Orwell Enthusiast!) as we talk about why this book is still so relevant today and discuss whether it’s an accessible classic.
Spoiler levels for this episode: Medium (no massive spoilers for the plot, but we do discuss a few specific scenes)
Books mentioned:
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
Penguin Modern Classics
Shepard Fairey Edition
Audiobook read by Peter Capaldi
Audiobook read by Stephen Fry
Politics and the English Language by George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Professor Shoshana Zuboff
The Question Mark by Muriel Jaeger
We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, translated by Clarence Brown
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder
Other things mentioned:
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) with John Hurt
‘Alternative Facts’ articl
Boost in sales for 1984
The Matrix (1999)
More from Ariel Bissett:
Books Unbound Podcast
Ariel Bissett on YouTube
Listen to my guest episode on Books Unbound: #84 Eerie Dystopians!
The End of the World Book Club is a podcast about apocalyptic and dystopian literature, hosted by Sanne Vliegenthart. Join me in discovering sci-fi classics, reading climate books and diving head first into the huge realm of speculative fiction, all with the theme of the end of the world and what might come after it.
Sanne Vliegenthart is the creator of Books & Quills, author of a Book Club Journal, and a freelance Social Media Strategist and Literary Event Host in publishing. You can find her literary explorations of the UK and reading recommendations on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok at @booksandquills.
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