Actually in a lot of schools, it is mandatory to read it! At least I recall being required to read it at high school. Honestly, I never appreciated the irony a

Actually in a lot of schools, it is mandatory to read it! At least I recall being required to read it at high school. Honestly, I never appreciated the irony at the time, I suppose because the people in 1984 weren't really encouraged to read about alternative political realities. But you're right. That was pretty ironic.