Just bought a copy of 1984 on the kindle. I've been wanting to read it again for months now and no time seems better suited for it, but my physical copy is too fragile to handle.
Every day I feel as though politicians and the rich and powerful all read 1984 and decided to use it as a guideline rather than a caution.
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i love old science fiction because it’s all like “IT’S THE DISTANT YEAR TWO THOUSAND AND THREE AND MAN IS EXPLORING THE DEEP CORNERS OF THE UNIVERSE” like god bless you old sci-fi you had such high hopes for us
I mean, Orwell was right though. About pretty much everything.
10 books that have stayed with me:
- So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish - Douglas Adams (the entire H2G2 series, really, but this one in particular)
- Queen of the Damned - Anne Rice
- The Dark Tower series - Stephen King
- The Saxon Chronicles - Bernard Cornwell (particularly the Last Kingdom)
- Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
- Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell
- A Book of Five Rings - Miyamoto Musashi
Not pictured:
- Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
- Millennium People - J.G. Ballard
- In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson - Bette Bao Lord
#10 books that stayed with me#10 books that have stayed with you#bookporn#enders game#orson scott card#ender's game#the dark tower#the dark tower series#stephen king#the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy#h2g2#Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy#so long and thanks for all the fish#douglas adams#queen of the damned#anne rice#nineteen eighty-four#george orwell#1984#nineteen eighty four#a book of five rings#miyamoto musashi#the saxon chronicles#the last kingdom#bernard cornwell#alice in wonderland#lewis carroll#millenium people#jg ballard#j.g. ballard
It's Black Friday. The proles are out fighting for the treats from the Bourgeoisie. They still have to pay, they just get to pay less.
One day soon, I'm going to read 1984 and listen to Holywood together. I should be able to destroy governments with the hatred it breeds.