The best thing about the book that I am currently reading, 1984, is that it reminds me of other dystopian books that I've read, but it also keeps it original. There are a lot of qualities in it that make it like a lot of dystopian novels, but there are also qualities that make it distinct from all the others. I also love how this book was made in the past (I'm sorry I keep bringing this up), but a lot of the events that occur are happening today. It's almost like George Orwell practically foresaw the future (except it's just a tad bit less extreme than what he thought). I can relate what is happening in the book to what's going on in our own country, and that's what I love about it.
The other thing I love about this book is that a lot of dystopian books tend to focus more on romance (*cough cough* Hunger Games *cough cough*) than the actual reason why it's a dystopian society. They also tend to focus on teenagers instead of adults. In most of the books, I wonder, why is it just the teens doing all the work? Why are they leading this huge revolution? In 1984, the focus is on the adults, and how the society affects them (and there's less romance). You get to see what a society like that is like from a different perspective, and that's what makes it interesting.
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