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"England is a good country when you are not poor..." Lol, so, so true.

When it's a talk about poverty, Orwell is the man. He embraces the subject.

When it's a talk about poverty, Orwell is the man. He embraces the subject.

Stopping here. Quite an intense picture of early 20th century poverty-stricken European city life.

I am almost done. I am just read Wiki entries for my review.

That's probably why George Orwell became a great writer. He had all those experiences that made him a strong person and gave him all those insights needed by a writer not only to be good but great.

Sad, poignant, funny at times. However, I have this impression that Orwell hates Jews. Not good. If this is true, the highest rating this book will get from me is 3 stars. I am now counting those anti-Semitic phrases. Then read his bio to be sure.

Time is fleeting and time to read even more so. Having read just over a quarter of the book I find myself empathizing with Orwell and his situation given the current economic climate and my own precarious financial situation. Orwell, as ever, is engaging and despite the dire circumstances manages to highlight the absurdity within the poverty.

A French cook will spit in the soup -- that is, if he's not going to drink it himself. He is an artist, but his arrt is not cleanliness. To a certain extent he is even dirty because he is an artist, for food, to look smart, needs dirty treatment.

This is a such a fantastic novel.

This is becoming a quick read.

Moving into the London section of the book, yay!

I wish it was more descriptive but I'm really enjoying it so far.

Enjoying it thus far.

really enjoying this book alot.

Kitchens certainly haven't changed much since this was written. Nor has the pay!

"If you've got any education, it don't matter to you if you're on the road for the rest of your life."

Orwell offended me with: "I saw the force of the proverb 'Trust a snake before a Jew & a Jew before a Greek, but don't trust an Armenian.'"

"The power of swallowing quarts of wine, and then sweating it out before it can do much damage, is one of the compensations of their life."

"You have talked so often of going to the dogs - and well, here are the dogs, and you have reached them, and you can stand it.

"Poverty frees them from ordinary standards of behaviour, just as money frees people from work."

I love the language so far and i barely started

It's a hard knock life, for us..it's a hard knock life for us. Instead of kisses, we get kicked!

I'm absolutely fascinated by this book.

Still in Paris (in the book) wish I had more time to read.

Well, I'm totally sucked into this book!

Travel writing with a hint of fiction/social commentary thrown in. Reads like a good blog

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I love it so far