Drew's review
Keep the Aspidistra Flying (Penguin Modern Classics)
by George Orwell
I have only read Animal Farm, and am excited to read some other Orwell books. Would you suggest this one as a follow up, or another Orwell book as my 2nd?
Drew's review
Keep the Aspidistra Flying (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell
Drew's review
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I still think Orwell is one of my favorite authors. I picked this book up on the shelf here at the Belmont Library because I was still waiting for Kerouac to come through inter-library loan.
The book was depressing to me because the main character (Gordon Comstock) is such a frustrating individual. And at times I could see myself in his actions. He declares his war on money from a young age and is so driven by this decision that he hurts himself and those closest to him. What he doesn't realize, is that by declaring that war on money, he becomes even more controlled by it than if he kept a "good" job. I liked the book, loved the writing in it, but was repeatedly enraged by Gordon's decisions.
The book was depressing to me because the main character (Gordon Comstock) is such a frustrating individual. And at times I could see myself in his actions. He declares his war on money from a young age and is so driven by this decision that he hurts himself and those closest to him. What he doesn't realize, is that by declaring that war on money, he becomes even more controlled by it than if he kept a "good" job. I liked the book, loved the writing in it, but was repeatedly enraged by Gordon's decisions.
I have only read Animal Farm, and am excited to read some other Orwell books. Would you suggest this one as a follow up, or another Orwell book as my 2nd?
