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It's easy for me to say, "that book is dog shit" but having not read it since I myself was in high school it's hard to go much further than that

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[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 25 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] Cowbee@hexbear.net 14 points 5 days ago

Beat me to it! Jones' critique is excellent, really shows just how chauvanistic the messaging of Orwell is.

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 7 points 5 days ago

These are perfect! I'm rereading it now with these essays in mind

[–] SteamedHamberder@hexbear.net 12 points 5 days ago

A lot of Asimov’s style and content critiques of 1984 are relevant