This will need a re-read somewhat in the future. I got real emotional during this read because George literally died because he wouldn't stop writing and editing this book and this was also one of the first english books which I bought a year ago and was super intimidated by it back then. And now, a year later, I finally picked it up and it was so easy for me to read and understand and it really proved to me how much progress I've made. :) 
 This was not a 5 star read for me because some scenes just felt very irrelevant (and that's a little inconsistent for my beloved "keep it short but brilliant"-George) and the info-dumping was also real in this one. The love story was also weird but served the plot well and helped us understand the fucked up society a little better so I was actually in daccord with that portion of the story. Overall I prefer Animal Farm to 1984 because Animal Farm was condensed to the good and relevant bits wheras 1984 explored more themes but not in such a brilliant manner. 
 The scene in Room 101 got me freaked out though! One of the scariest and most intense scenes I've read in a while. 
 I really appreciated how much thought George put into Newspeak and that it pretty much went hand in hand with his essay "Politics and the English Language".