The original version was 328 pages long, page counts differ depending on the print version, but that's beside the point. Fucking harry potter
books were longer, yet normies and zoomers can quote them verbatim, and point out all the places the movies diverge from the books.
I read the entirety of 1984 in middle school, as well as Animal Farm, no sparknotes. I wrote an essay on both. My issue with Orwell's writing isn't necessarily the length, but rather the complete absence of flow in his writing. Paragraphs would extend well beyond what was necessary as he spews minute details at you. Several paragraphs would be longer than a page. This style of writing makes 1984 read like a brick wall.
Orwell could have made his book 10x as long and more gripping to the reader if he just paced it better.
The original version was 328 pages long, page counts differ depending on the print version, but that's beside the point. Fucking harry potter books were longer, yet normies and zoomers can quote them verbatim, and point out all the places the movies diverge from the books.
I read the entirety of 1984 in middle school, as well as Animal Farm, no sparknotes. I wrote an essay on both. My issue with Orwell's writing isn't necessarily the length, but rather the complete absence of flow in his writing. Paragraphs would extend well beyond what was necessary as he spews minute details at you. Several paragraphs would be longer than a page. This style of writing makes 1984 read like a brick wall.
Orwell could have made his book 10x as long and more gripping to the reader if he just paced it better.