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QF2: (Tangled UIB) 1984 v Money (Rusty)

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Part of the greatness of 1984 is that it can be enjoyed by those on either ends of the political spectrum.

You said that already. Tell us some more. You have indicated in the past that you have communist sympathies, so I'm intrigued as to why you would find this work so satisfying.
 
You said that already. Tell us some more. You have indicated in the past that you have communist sympathies, so I'm intrigued as to why you would find this work so satisfying.

One thing I particularly like about the novel is that (a lot of it) is clearly an extrapolation of Orwell's own circumstances.The Ministry of Truth (Min.Tech) clearly emerged from his wartime work at the BBC.As did Airstrip 1 and the whole concept of permanent (ie Cold) War.
Nobody on the left is, (I hope), unaware of the dangers of Soviet style Communism under Stalin.If they are,Arthur Koestler's Darkness at Noon-first published in 1940- provides a much better first hand account of it than 1984 does.
 
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