Rogerio answers “Why do people rate this book so high? ...”

Wilma asked this question about 1984:

Why do people rate this book so high? Surely I am missing something.

Rogerio The book was written in 1949, way before the events described became reality. If you are reading it with hindsight alone, yeah, than you missing the p…moreThe book was written in 1949, way before the events described became reality. If you are reading it with hindsight alone, yeah, than you missing the point big time. The author was brilliant and the clarity and capacity of projecting himself to the future of comunism is just amazing.(less)

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Pulse I do love the concept of this being communism when the writer was a socialist and we're pretty much living this in good ole "free and great" America. ...more
May 07, 2022 04:24PM

Alex Lloyd The author was a socialist, but he was also anti-communist.
Jul 14, 2022 02:43PM

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