285 books
—
973 voters
Orwell
“
Every November of my boyhood, we put on red poppies and attended highly patriotic services in remembrance of those who had 'given' their lives. But on what assurance did we know that these gifts had really been made? Only the survivors—the living—could attest to it. In order to know that a person had truly laid down his life for his friends, or comrades, one would have to hear it from his own lips, or at least have heard it promised in advance. And that presented another difficulty. Many brave a
...more
”
― Hitch 22: A Memoir
― Hitch 22: A Memoir
“
The educated man pictures a horde of submen, wanting only a day's liberty to loot his house, burn his books, and set him to work minding a machine or sweeping out a lavatory. 'Anything,' he thinks, 'any injustice, sooner than let that mob loose.' He does not see that since there is no difference between the mass of rich and poor, there is no question of setting the mob loose. The mob is in fact loose now, and--in the shape of rich men--is using its power to set up enormous treadmills of boredom,
...more
”
― Down and Out in Paris and London
― Down and Out in Paris and London
Literary Dystopia is a place for book enthusiasts who have a healthy appreciation of the classic…more
80 members,
last active 13 years ago
...June 18, 2013 to July 21, 2013...
1 member,
last active 13 years ago
It's a scary world if you look from the right literary seat.
A place for those George Orwell, S…more
125 members,
last active 9 years ago
THE BIGGEST GROUP FOR DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE ON GOODREADS.
What you can do in the group?
* Y…more
5,574 members,
last active 2 hours ago
