Domino_Gray

Burn it down, I sometime wonder if you're just illiterate, or if you actually miss the entire point of what you read every time. If your score for insight were being tallied, you'd have won the golf game by a hole in one every time. You're the type of man who thinks Animal Farm is the greatest novel in the world...about why you shouldn't trust pigs

A corporate liberal democracy versus totalitarianism is your actual joke of the day? Sadly enough, I know you actually mentally wanked to that comment with that annoying self satisfied emote as the only trace of your disgusting little sin. Because I always think of whether a progressive nation that effectively utilizes capitalism and the right to vote is worse than a nation where your ass is raped by Bubba for saying you liked your car to be a different color than grey.

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Domino_Gray

As a side note, has anyone read Burmese Days here? I'd love some discussion on that, as it rips the shit out of both 1984 and Animal Farm in my opinion

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Mike C

I have indeed. As with all of Orwell's novels, Burmese Days is a sublime example of writing what you know, and it (along with 'Keep the Aspidistra Flying') is probably his most overtly autobiographical novel.

Better than 1984 and Animal Farm? Highly subjective, of course, but a valid opinion.

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Shawn

It was a joke... relax.

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davetherave

i am currently reading 1984 after someone said that they think the world we live in now is gradually becoming like the world described by Orwell in 1984
Im not sure that is true but it is certainly a great book, well what I have read so far anyway.

mbolton29@mac.com

I never really enjoyed the book, I think Julia is an ignorant and flaky character and the entire story in my mind was predictable. I always though Huxley's interpretation of a dystopian future was more accurate and intriguing, but that is just my opinion.

Edgewise

If you folks like dystopian satire, I recommned "The Wanting Seed" by Burgess.

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Mike C

Burgess is (was) a master of dystopia. Also recommended is 1985, an updated 'sequel' of sorts to 1984. Written in the late 70's, it's scarily close to today's society.

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sixlivesdown

Just finished reading it (again) last night. I went out last year and bought a lovely soft copy of it (the feel of a book does wonders for my enjoyment of it). I almost wrote a paper on it, too. I would say that it probably ranks in my top ten books

Joelle

I read 1984 very recently. After "Animal Farm" (which, sorry, I hated), I wasn't expecting much, but I loved it. (..it's quoted in my sig, hehe.) I couldn't stop reading it. You're right about the not knowing whether the characters were going to get out..I wasn't sure, either. But yeah, it's one of my favorites of all time.

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Lemex

I read 1984 a year back, it's one of my favoute novels ever!
It's so damn good i couldn't put it down.
And on top of that it scared the crap out of me, Big Brother is a nightmare i NEVER want to wake up to.