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Because we take some things for granted and we shouldn’t

SoJuno wrote: "Because we take some things for granted and we shouldn’t"
That's very true.

such an amazing book

Mikheil wrote: "such an amazing book"

I just watched the 1984 movie with John Hurt and it honestly couldn't even come close to the greatness of this book.

I have this book in my TBR 10 years now. I know I'm gonna love it, but I'm always reading something else.

Effie wrote: "I have this book in my TBR 10 years now. I know I'm gonna love it, but I'm always reading something else."

I have many books that I know I will love but I just don't pick up there too but honestly READ IT

Maybe because you knew it'd bring that certain pleasurable lucidity that one can never be sure whether it'll turn into pain and drown him.

Okay it's just gone up my list now!

James Q. Golden wrote: "Maybe because you knew it'd bring that certain pleasurable lucidity that one can never be sure whether it'll turn into pain and drown him."

You're completely right

Di wrote: "Okay it's just gone up my list now!"

Read it right away, it's amazing!

Τι αριστούργημα! Το διάβασα πέρσι και ακόμα το θυμάμαι από έξω! 2+2=5!!!

Giannis wrote: "Τι αριστούργημα! Το διάβασα πέρσι και ακόμα το θυμάμαι από έξω! 2+2=5!!!"

Θέλω να το ξαναδιαβάσω του χρόνου. Ήταν πραγματικά εκπληκτικό! Η ταινία όχι τοσο.

Προσπάθησαν αλλά δεν μπόρεσαν να αποδώσουν τον κόσμο όπως ήταν στο βιβλίο.

Giannis wrote: "Προσπάθησαν αλλά δεν μπόρεσαν να αποδώσουν τον κόσμο όπως ήταν στο βιβλίο."

Καθόλου όμως καθόλου

I thought the same thing when I finished it!

Tana △⃒⃘ ⚯͛ wrote: "I thought the same thing when I finished it!"

Better late than never 😂

Hi Maria, I just got a copy of this to start shortly. I take it you liked it.

Fred wrote: "Hi Maria, I just got a copy of this to start shortly. I take it you liked it."

It's spectacular, you should start it immediately.

Bad high school syllabus?

We read it in high school. My sophomore English teacher had us read this, Fahrenheit, and Julius César. I can’t remember what else she had us read because it was so long ago. 😳 Glad you enjoyed it!

JW wrote: "We read it in high school. My sophomore English teacher had us read this, Fahrenheit, and Julius César. I can’t remember what else she had us read because it was so long ago. 😳 Glad you enjoyed it!"

You're so lucky to read books for school where you live. I live in Greece, where we read nothing for school, except some weird ass old poems. Ugh

Welcome to the club of those whose big brother's ending is still haunting them but they will re-read the last sentences over and over when the book pops up in a bookstore and still be amazed and socked.

δΙΧΑΣΜΕΝΟΣ πΟΙΗΤΗΣ wrote: "Welcome to the club of those whose big brother's ending is still haunting them but they will re-read the last sentences over and over when the book pops up in a bookstore and still be amazed and so..."

I'm definitely a part of that club now, thanks!

One of the best ways to say how great the book (any good book like this) was, this question. :)

7jane wrote: "One of the best ways to say how great the book (any good book like this) was, this question. :)"

This is so true hahaha :D

Fair question.

Love the review. Lol. George orwell like.

❣Amy and Sofie❣ wrote: "Love the review. Lol. George orwell like."

Hahaha thanks!

I love your review. Pretty rad, dude!

I read this book in the early 1970s, while in high school. I thought it a massively important book then and I still think so now. It's also one of the most beautiful books ever written in the English language.

I thought the same!

I know right??? I'm asking myself the same question

Antonin wrote: "I read this book in the early 1970s, while in high school. I thought it a massively important book then and I still think so now. It's also one of the most beautiful books ever written in the Engli..."

I read well after the 1970s, so I'm glad that our world isn't like that (at least all the way).

ikr??! 🤔

Key word: "fuck." Overused.

Too many books to read, one small life to do it.