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13 TALES OF TERROR: BOOK 9
yikes, the gloomiest of dystopias, the driest of writing, plus the inevitable sardonic twist ending to make your heart shrivel. an unhappy classic. read this while listening to the totally inappropriate eurythmics soundtrack and your mind will break too! mine sure did. the acid probably helped. ah, college.
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since the idea of rereading 1984 sounds about as exciting to me as living in the novel 1984, i have decided to instead review the wondr ...more
13 TALES OF TERROR: BOOK 9
yikes, the gloomiest of dystopias, the driest of writing, plus the inevitable sardonic twist ending to make your heart shrivel. an unhappy classic. read this while listening to the totally inappropriate eurythmics soundtrack and your mind will break too! mine sure did. the acid probably helped. ah, college.
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since the idea of rereading 1984 sounds about as exciting to me as living in the novel 1984, i have decided to instead review the wondr ...more
Jun 04, 2008
Nicky
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it was amazing
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dystopia
Depressing, and worrying. I read this first what feels like an awful long time ago -- if I was in my teens when I first read it, I'd be surprised. It's amazing how influential it is, how much our culture references it. And how little people actually know about it, if quizzed.
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The book that's had the profoundest effect on me in recent memory. Quite simply mindblowing.
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May 24, 2009
Tatjana
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it was amazing
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fiction-dystopian
Amazing to read as an adult. I find it amusing that someone thought it was a great idea to have high schools read this book. There is no way on earth kids can get the subtlety of it until they have seen a bit of political life. I'm not saying it's a subtle book, actually. I suggest it's too politically subtle for a child who cannot participate in or understand politics. There are those who can and do, but I don't have any recollection of most of this book, although I actually recall reading it.
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I havent read this one yet because the copy I bought is a vintage paperback that when I tried reading it, it almost broke into pieces LOL... I plan on getting it from the library soon
Sep 24, 2007
bsc
rated it
it was amazing
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science-fiction,
fiction,
favorites,
dystopian,
to-buy,
classics,
read-2007,
from-library,
literary-sf
Aug 31, 2008
Richard
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really liked it
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science-fiction,
pringle-top-100-1949-84
Nov 30, 2008
Jaimie
marked it as own-to-read
