I first read George Orwell's classic "1984" the summer after I graduated from high school. I was completely captivated by the story from the first to the last page and still emphatically recommend it to anyone I know who has NOT read this timeless masterpiece. Well, I determined that it's time to re-read one of my favorite novels of all time, and so I bought a copy from Borders and started reading it yesterday. Not many books have the power to suck me in right from the very first words---usually it takes at least 20 pages for me to "warm up" into a story. But even though this is my second time reading it, Orwell's fictional (but maybe becoming less fictional) world where conformity and Big Brother rule supreme, is capturing me again from the very first chapter and promises to hold me in total awe until the unthinkable words uttered on the last page. In fact, I'm taking a lunch break to go read another few chapters right now. Ciao.
Reading Challenge: Debut Works
3 weeks ago
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I want to read this! I still never have! Dang I wish I had it over here. Maybe I will look for it in the next few days before I head to Austria/Hungary/Slovakia...
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