1984 is one of those cultural touchstones that stay relevant decades after it publishing, decades after the people and regimes it critiques are long dead. It's imagery and the world it paints is extremely evocative and by far carries this book, despite it's lukewarm romance plot. If anyone reads any of 1984, they should read Goldstein's book. It lays out an almost autonomous accumulation and misuse of power that remains relevant today in every country.