Amaranthus Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 George Orwell would turn in his grave if he read that He was a confirmed Democratic Socialist and anti-totalitarian, hence his hatred for the excesses of Stalinism, which many others on the left sought to ignore or play down. Well I hope the story ends differently to the way it's going now then! It's the first of his books that I've read, so I don't know his political stance on anything. I am relieved to hear what you're telling me because, before reading Animal Farm, I was looking forward to tackling '1984' next and, when I began to suspect he was secreting capitalist ideals into his books, I lost my enthusiasm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorkerSWFC Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Daily express today, not a bad read actually for a "posh paper" lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amaranthus Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Ok just finished Animal Farm. I think I understand a little better. At first I thought the moral was that communism does not work and revolution is pointless. Now, from what I can gather, the animals began under the capitalist rule of Mr Jones, then Old Major envisioned Communism and shared this idea with the animals. After the revolution, Napoleon corrupted their utopia by implementing something akin to Stalinism... that's my schoolgirl take on it anyway. I apologise to Mr Orwell for thinking the worst and hope he can stop spinning in his grave now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 The Quality of Mercy by Barry Unsworth. His follow up to the Booker winner Sacred Hunger about the 18th century slave trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthedog Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Bomber Command by Max Hastings. Fascinating for anyone with an interest in WW2 history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margarete Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D.James. It's a sort of sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and is written using that Austen kind of style and vocabulary, but features crime and police, as you would expect from P.D.James. I'm enjoying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosiequartz Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Im just reading the Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Boots Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 The Ice Princess by Camilla Lackberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMozzy Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Me Before You: Jojo Moyes. Funny, heartwarming, humbling, thought-provoking, NOT chick-lit - but have some tissues handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barleycorn Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Me Before You: Jojo Moyes. Funny, heartwarming, humbling, thought-provoking, NOT chick-lit - but have some tissues handy. Lit-porn? jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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