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Makes me think if Eric did it, with either of his wives, or maybe both of them... I know my husband and I do it every now and then.
I wo ...more
"He wondered vaguely whether in the abolished past it had been a normal experience to lie in bed like this, in the cool of a summer evening, a man and a woman with no clothes on, making love when they chose, talking of what they chose, not feeling any compulsion to get up, simply lying there and listening to peaceful sounds outside."
Makes me think if Eric did it, with either of his wives, or maybe both of them... I know my husband and I do it every now and then.
I wo ...more
I decided to read this book because I love dystopian novels and it is a classic. It would constantly come up on the "must read" dystopian booklists.
Um... I think it was just ok. It was written in 1948 (thus the flipped date / but published in 1949). Orwell was living in a Europe that was being divided up after WW2, and his politcal surroundings had a large impact on his work.
Although its relevant to today, it just wasn't a book I enjoyed. It was just ok. I'm glad I read it but I wouldn't necess ...more
Um... I think it was just ok. It was written in 1948 (thus the flipped date / but published in 1949). Orwell was living in a Europe that was being divided up after WW2, and his politcal surroundings had a large impact on his work.
Although its relevant to today, it just wasn't a book I enjoyed. It was just ok. I'm glad I read it but I wouldn't necess ...more
read in school....beofre 1984.
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Jan 16, 2013
Barbara
rated it
it was amazing
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May 18, 2016
Jen Ifer's Inklings
marked it as to-read
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Sep 16, 2018
Joan
rated it
really liked it
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Dec 02, 2019
Jen Ifer's Inklings
marked it as to-read
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