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Why do people rate this book so high? Surely I am missing something.
Andrew Because along with Animal Farm - these two are so close to the real thing.
With the exception of many Russian-language books, rather, memoirs.

When you…moreBecause along with Animal Farm - these two are so close to the real thing.
With the exception of many Russian-language books, rather, memoirs.

When you've lived through a few years of communism - it's a trauma that seeps into your bones.(less)
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by George Orwell
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