Status Updates From Down and Out in Paris and L...

I’m loving this book so far. Think of it as fun little slice of life stories that come together to form a story (and I love slice of life stories). Also gives a new perspective on what absolute poverty (not relatively poverty) looks like, and while Orwell keeps it fairly lighthearted it also gives a feeling of “damn”

" 'It seems to me that what you take a man's money he's fit for nothing for that moment.'

'No, not necessarily. If you set yourself to it, you can live the same life, rich or poor. You can still keep on with your books and your ideas. You just got to say to yourself, "I'm free man in *here*" ' - he tapped his forehead - 'and you're all right.' "