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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostWell done, sir. One of the most utterly downbeat novels ever IMO. But kind of funny, yes. If you liked that, try the Clergyman's Daughter....my quagmire of greed....my cesspit of laziness and unfairness....all I am doing is sticking two fingers up at nurses, doctors and other hard working employed professionals...
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Originally posted by Lockhouse View PostI've read all his books and articles again since going into lockdown and I'm currently finishing off an Orwell biography. My favourite was Coming Up For Air. The way he wrote about the past from 1938 is the way I think about my childhood now. Nothing changes.
I will always have a soft spot for Homage to Catalonia. He's a better essayist though. Have you read his War Commentaries (BBC broadcasts to India)?Comment
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Aspidistra is only my 2nd Orwell after Burmese Days. I’ll probably read them all now
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Originally posted by Jog On View PostAspidistra is only my 2nd Orwell after Burmese Days. I’ll probably read them all now
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Clergyman's Daughter if you want something in a similar impoverished middle class vein to Aspidistra
Coming up for Air if you want a really well-written novel (Still downbeat so you own't miss out)
Homage to Catalonia, if you like autobiography - and it's excellent.
Lion and the Unicorn for essays written with a leftist patriotic WW2 tone. He is a very good essayist.Comment
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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostApart for the obvious Animal Farm and 1984, I would suggest next:
Clergyman's Daughter if you want something in a similar impoverished middle class vein to Aspidistra
Coming up for Air if you want a really well-written novel (Still downbeat so you own't miss out)
Homage to Catalonia, if you like autobiography - and it's excellent.
Lion and the Unicorn for essays written with a leftist patriotic WW2 tone. He is a very good essayist.
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Originally posted by Jog On View PostThanks, I’ll get round to all of them. Don’t think I could do 2 impoverished books in a row. I’ll probably alternate them with the Ian Fleming Bond series.
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Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View Post"The Complex" by Nick Turse.
That being the Military Industrial Complex or How I stopped worrying and learned to love the bomb.
Danziger’s Britain: A Journey to the Edge: Amazon.co.uk: Danziger, Nick: 9780006382492: Books
It must be said that Mr Danziger's book is a good deal more inneresting and easy to read than the rather tedious Complex offering.
Its detailing of the doings of the underclass back in the mid 90s is illuminating of the way the deindustrialisation of the UK affected things.
We have so much to thank Thatcher & her merry men for.Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 20 June 2020, 12:46.When the fun stops, STOP.Comment
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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostHave you read his War Commentaries (BBC broadcasts to India)?...my quagmire of greed....my cesspit of laziness and unfairness....all I am doing is sticking two fingers up at nurses, doctors and other hard working employed professionals...
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Originally posted by Lockhouse View PostDo you have a link as I can't find it? I've read Penguin's "Essays".
Not to be confused with the War Broadcasts, which I wouldn't recommend particularly. I would suggest you read the Commentaries alongside the Lion and the Unicorn, although IIRC that is a collection of three essays which you may already have in your Penguin collection.Comment
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