After about thirteen years I decided to give this a reread and realized I did forget a lot of it. It took longer to read due to the parallels between the state of the world and it’s themes. I kept having to put it down for a few days. Most of the book is a simple read with only the last third becoming emotionally more difficult.
It’s a disheartening book but I think it’s something people should read regardless, at least once.
Thanks for reading!
It is a great read. Also consider the book Julia, where the story is rewritten from her perspective. It is also lovely and the author matches the language pretty well to the original.
When 1984 rolled around, Johnny Carson put a giant eye in the background of his set. I think it lasted a week before the network told him it was creeping people out and he had to remove it.
