poll: Vote for your book selections for October, November, and December. Check out ThriftBooks.com for cheaper print options on some, some books are old enough to be public domain so check online, and most if not all will be at the library.
NOTE: Most of these are well-known books many have already read. Please DO NOT vote just to say you like one, vote only if you will re-read it and discuss it with us.
Happy voting! —> people who voted for: 1984 by George Orwell
1949, 368 pages, 4.19 stars
$14.99 Kindle, starting at $8.75 print, at library
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NOTE: Most of these are well-known books many have already read. Please DO NOT vote just to say you like one, vote only if you will re-read it and discuss it with us.
Happy voting! —> people who voted for: 1984 by George Orwell
1949, 368 pages, 4.19 stars
$14.99 Kindle, starting at $8.75 print, at library
"A masterpiece of rebellion and imprisonment, 1984 introduces a world where "war is peace," "freedom is slavery," and "Big Brother is watching." Terms like "Thought Police," "Big Brother," and "Orwellian" have become part of our vocabulary, thanks to George Orwell's classic dystopian novel. The story follows one man's nightmarish odyssey as he pursues a forbidden love affair in a world dominated by warring states and a power structure that controls not just information, but individual thought and memory.
1984 is a prophetic and haunting tale, more relevant than ever before. It exposes the worst crimes imaginable: the destruction of truth, freedom, and individuality. With a foreword by Thomas Pynchon, this novel remains a powerful exploration of a world where rebellion is crushed, and the truth is what those in power say it is."
