1984 is, without a doubt, the most harrowing book I've ever read

"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform) 01/26/2017 at 15:28 • Filed to: None

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The ending freaked me the fuck out. I’m glad people are reading it, especially right now.

Read. Stay informed.

vondon302 > TheHondaBro 01/26/2017 at 15:37

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Yup it’s a mind fuck. You can’t rebel against authority if you don’t have a word about it.

Also this used to be mandatory reading in high school.

TheHondaBro > vondon302 01/26/2017 at 15:40

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It was mandatory for me senior year.

RallyWrench > TheHondaBro 01/26/2017 at 15:41

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It’s about time I dusted off my old hand-me-down copy and read it again.

vondon302 > TheHondaBro 01/26/2017 at 15:44

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Good that’s a little reassuring.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > TheHondaBro 01/26/2017 at 15:44

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I read it in 8th and junior year. I got angry at the idea of it happening.

TheHondaBro > vondon302 01/26/2017 at 15:47

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Keep in mind this was halfway into Obama’s second term. I want to read it again, but I don’t know if I can, especially right now when it’s becoming even more relevant.

ttyymmnn > TheHondaBro 01/26/2017 at 15:51

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fintail > TheHondaBro 01/26/2017 at 15:52

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We definitely seem to be marching into an Orwellian/Ballardian world.

A person is smart, people are stupid.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > vondon302 01/26/2017 at 16:09

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I read it in Highschool, need to read again.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > TheHondaBro 01/26/2017 at 16:10

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When Obama was elected all the republicans started reading Ayn Rand.

MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig > TheHondaBro 01/26/2017 at 16:12

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I picked it up last week.

vondon302 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/26/2017 at 16:24

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The 3rd time I read it I was in my late 30s got alot more out of it that time.

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > TheHondaBro 01/26/2017 at 16:28

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The Prince and Rules For Radicals also skewed my political cynicism further. Intentional or not on the part of our politicians it’s important to know the game being played.

Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever > TheHondaBro 01/26/2017 at 16:29

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If that wasn’t a sobering read, check out “This Can’t Happen Here” by Sinclair Lewis.

Spoiler: it can if left to run unchecked.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > TheHondaBro 01/26/2017 at 17:25

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I ought to read it again. It’s been a while.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > TheHondaBro 01/26/2017 at 18:32

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Brave New World and Catch-22 are worth a read also

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > TheHondaBro 01/26/2017 at 18:36

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wafflesnfalafel > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/26/2017 at 21:08

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I never really understood the appeal other than the superficial, “it’s ok and right to keep everything you can grab from anybody else,” mentality. And it is completely opposite most religious values of a significant percentage of Republican voters. Just really odd...

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > wafflesnfalafel 01/26/2017 at 21:33

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I really tried to read atlas shrugged and I just couldn’t get more than half way through it. I read fiction all the time and Atlas Shrugged felt like a whinny early 20th century essay.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > TheHondaBro 01/27/2017 at 00:01

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That, and Fahrenheit 451 seem oddly relevant right now.