Credit: Aaron Tam / AFP via Getty Images Saying George Orwell's 1984 is my favorite book is like saying Star Wars is my favorite movie franchise. It would be more accurate to call them obsessions.

Each week,we will explain why the book deserves to be on the list. This week, it’s 1984 by George Orwell. What’s the book about? Published in 1949, 1984 is a dystopian novel about a future ...