1984 does not count as educational
2026-05-01 07:28 UTC
Replies (5)
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@Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2026-05-01 08:37
For fun, here’s Isaac Asimov on 1984.
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@calmblue75@lemmy.ml 2026-05-01 16:25
I started reading it a few days back. I am still struggling to read it. This guy Winston, thinks so highly of himself, and so lowly of others. He calls his neighbours stupid, them being transferred to a department requiring “less intelligence”, while not being able to string a proper sentence himself while writing. Also his violent fantasies when he first sees Julia. I don’t know whether I’ll be able to continue the story or not. As just a novel, it is so off-putting. Aren’t lead characters supposed to be relatable?
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@SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml 2026-05-02 17:05
Dude was practically in a comuna and didn’t learn anything
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@HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 2026-05-02 19:17
From a worldbuilding perspevtive it fucking sucks. Like if you’re going to build a strawman commie totalitarian state at least make it interesting.
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@Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 2026-05-03 05:23
On War by Clausewitz?