1984 Graphic Novel

A great book turned into a much more digestible format. I was a kid when I first read 1984, but even now in my 30s I just honestly don't have the attention span anymore to read deep books. I saw this graphic novel version of the story online and decided to give it a go, and it's been awesome. Decent artwork, nothing you can compare to modern comics but it's still good. I will say this book is still very text heavy; just because it's sold as a graphic novel doesn't mean it's just small speech bubbles here and there. There's still very much a lot to read, the addition of visuals just really help paint the story.

Awesome book of course, and the graphics really add to the storyline. Worth the money. Amazingly, our 14yo granddaughter(visiting us) became enthralled when she saw the book. She already loved the story. So, I ended up giving it to her. Now, I need to buy another for myself!

Really well done. The art fits the story/context so well. Dunno how on earth he drew so many compelling images. It's not the same as reading the novel itself but captures a lot of it. The physical book is excellent quality, a real art piece.

Book arrived with. Sticky substance on the front and back cover. Small split at the bottom left front cover where the book hinge is to open. Inside of the book is fine in my case.

Shocked for life.

It was not exactly like the original novel, but it was close. It does not explicitly show any nudity like the movie or book, so teenagers could read this book.

There is nothing I can add to commentary on the story itself. I'd like to focus on the graphic novel aspect. We understand words by their association to images and things. The graphic novel provides a vital format for solidifying those concepts presenting in the book through images. The illustration used in this book is perfect. It is never overwhelming and it never detracts, or distracts the reader, from the story. Nowhere is there an image too graphic or too explicit to take you out of the story, to distract you from the overall plot and point. Rather, the images are masterfully drawn to reinforce what you read. The reader is not told how to think about the story through the illustrations; rather, they serve as an anchor of sorts to subtly convey what Orwell is saying in this novel. There is nothing of substance I can add, which has not already been said, about this vital piece of literature. So in summation, the illustrator has done an excellent job of providing backdrop and context to the ideas of the story without detracting the reader from it. This is just as it should be done, so the message of the work is not diluted. I think Orwell would have approved.

My Gen Z kid, who utterly despises reading, DEVOURED this book in a couple of hours! I’m very been waiting years for him to be old enough to appreciate Fahrenheit 451 but given his resistance to sitting down and reading a novel I had to accept that he’d be reading a glorified comic book. So, while he’s enjoying the pictures and reading short lines in each panel, the story is still there and I suppose the artwork does add emphasis to the literature. At any rate, I’m happy that he has read a classic novel and he feels a little success, too. Win-win.