The book is one that will make you think, and think hard. The term 'newspeak' came from this book. To watch "the movie", I believe there is a black-and-white version of it, too. Pretty good for John Hurt - to be in that, then to play in "V for Vendetta"! Mind you, Orwell, and Huxley both, are British, throughout, being engrossed in that Constitutional Parliamentary system, not with the defined values of freedom we have here. Can you imagine the chaos if that kind of system were to happen here?
Ignorence is strangth? sounds like a slogen from the guys of Way Of the Master. " if we circumnavigate the intellect, then the subject of evolution will never come up"- Kirk Camoren. " Thats good for some one like me, that way I wont have to learn words like rinosackisourus"- Ray Comfort aka the banana man!! Sorry my spellings a little off. Creationisms a bitch I tell yah.
Good book - very intense. Watch the movie Nineteen Eighty-Four with John Hurt in it, directed by Michael Radford- really makes you take a look around at what's going on right now. If you have NetFlix - you can watch it oline.
Yeah, its the new dark ages. The dark ages was a time when any intellectual thought and free thinking was fround apon. We get that with the fundimentalists. Go and watch the video from a band called Bad Religion, who inspired my ways of thinking, The New Dark Ages. Its good!
Hearing from you it must be a great book. I love dystopic science fiction or real-life fiction.
I don't know if you take requests but there's this book that really made me think. It's about 40-60 years old, but the kicker is that its written by the current Dalai Lama.
It's about his views on modern society, it's problems and how he thinks the problems could be solved by a "spiritual revolution." a re-awareness on ourselves and our place in the world.
I read this book as a sophomore in high school. It was great! I suggest Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, which is similar book set in a dystopian future.
I've read this book like 4 times but watching this video makes me want to go read it again, sooo good!!
CameraBagster 2 years ago 2
If you figured any part of that book was dry then you're a fool.
methodandmadness 2 years ago
This one and Keep the Aspidistra Flying are my two most favorite Orwell novels. I say "most favorite" because they are all incredible.
jmwallace87 2 years ago
great book, better than burmese days
UTRINQUEPARATUS92 2 years ago
Dry British author? HEY! We Brits have written some of the best pieces of literature ever to be invented! Lol
englishbiyatch45 2 years ago 16
The book is one that will make you think, and think hard. The term 'newspeak' came from this book. To watch "the movie", I believe there is a black-and-white version of it, too. Pretty good for John Hurt - to be in that, then to play in "V for Vendetta"! Mind you, Orwell, and Huxley both, are British, throughout, being engrossed in that Constitutional Parliamentary system, not with the defined values of freedom we have here. Can you imagine the chaos if that kind of system were to happen here?
SFsc616171 2 years ago
You should also read Heart of darkness by Joseph Conrad.
Andy777777777 2 years ago
Ignorence is strangth? sounds like a slogen from the guys of Way Of the Master. " if we circumnavigate the intellect, then the subject of evolution will never come up"- Kirk Camoren. " Thats good for some one like me, that way I wont have to learn words like rinosackisourus"- Ray Comfort aka the banana man!! Sorry my spellings a little off. Creationisms a bitch I tell yah.
pbrskater26 2 years ago
Good book - very intense. Watch the movie Nineteen Eighty-Four with John Hurt in it, directed by Michael Radford- really makes you take a look around at what's going on right now. If you have NetFlix - you can watch it oline.
LindaDillinger 2 years ago
Yeah, its the new dark ages. The dark ages was a time when any intellectual thought and free thinking was fround apon. We get that with the fundimentalists. Go and watch the video from a band called Bad Religion, who inspired my ways of thinking, The New Dark Ages. Its good!
pbrskater26 2 years ago
Hearing from you it must be a great book. I love dystopic science fiction or real-life fiction.
I don't know if you take requests but there's this book that really made me think. It's about 40-60 years old, but the kicker is that its written by the current Dalai Lama.
It's about his views on modern society, it's problems and how he thinks the problems could be solved by a "spiritual revolution." a re-awareness on ourselves and our place in the world.
I loved it, he's not a typical monk.
ginkiba3 2 years ago
Great to see ya! I've always heard it was a good read..I really need to check it out! Thanks. You look great btw, as usual.
HergerSeamas 2 years ago
I read this book as a sophomore in high school. It was great! I suggest Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, which is similar book set in a dystopian future.
wafflesmacduff 2 years ago 5
I've already read that one, it was one of the few school assigned books I actually liked.
quanyin81 2 years ago
1984 was really good until you get to the end.
Socinus 2 years ago