1984

I thought I'd like this but I worried it would read a lot more like The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism rather than a compelling fiction. Indeed, things slowed down a bit for me when we got to the reading of Goldstien's book.

Much like Animal Farm I found this book supremely frustrating because the tactics of authoritarianism remain, largely, unchanged to this day. If it weren't banned in so many public school libraries I'd say this book should be required reading for every high school student.