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This is a bit of an aside but I have no idea why, with books like this, the introductions are so esoteric. A lot of this stuff is difficult to take in properly if you're not already familiar with Plato - it's a huge historical dumping ground. However, bits of it are good - it's very useful to know the historical order of the dialogues and why they are presented in this order, how they are written.

Some more of the same. Now the woman who was once oh-so-mysterious is made out to be uninterested in any meaningful rebellion and bothered majorly by black market consumer goods.

Orwell's writing is otherwise class - every interaction with Mr. Charrington has been golden so far, the proles are soldiering on in the background, obvious parallels with Stalin's Russia throughout...

Not actually started this yet - carrying it around as my backup book currently. Hoping that starting a progress update will actually encourage me to read it!

Really great so far! No excuse for my slowness on reading it to be honest. Very accessible, easy to take notes from, takes note of historic debates where appropriate but rarely if ever gets bogged down in them.

Also makes a very compelling case for this history to be taught more widely, given how knowledge of it ought to be considered essential for any informed voter - yet few know it in nearly as much detail.

Started off well, if a bit over the top at times. Really enjoyed Winston's visit to the proles and his return to the shop where he bought his book, I could really feel the nostalgia.

But then we introduce Julia...and it turns out that George Orwell is one of those people who writes women in a really weird way. Emblematic of the time, maybe, although I have been warned about Orwell in particular. A big shame.