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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.
— Aug 30, 2025 04:03AM
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.
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"Quite half of them had the wrong faces on them. It was sabotage! The agents of Goldstein had been at work!"
— Jan 01, 2026 06:04AM
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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...
— Sep 15, 2025 10:56AM
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...
