This review is specifically for the Audible adaptation of the novel, starring Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, and Andrew Scott.

I'd like to start by saying that the performances in this audiobook were fantastic, which is of course to be expected for such a stacked cast.

That being said, I don't think this should be your first approach to the novel if you haven't yet read it. This is a highly summarized and abridged version, and without the world building, and the character's internal monologue there is a lot you could miss. 

I will say that I hated the character of Winston in the original novel, due to his highly misogynistic views. I understand that it makes sense internally in the novel, with Winston growing up in a highly authoritarian state, but I'm glad they cut a lot of it back in the novel.

This is, of course, a classic in the dystopian genre, having shown the highly detrimental effects of a totalitarian surveillance state on its people, the modification of language, the creation of propaganda, the indoctrination of children, and the erasure of history. All of these are kept in this adaptation, so I think if you read this before, you'll love it!