tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post7481430119011620437..comments2024-03-18T13:59:58.220+01:00Comments on Speculiction...: Review of "Nineteen Eighty-four" by George OrwellUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post-43623467144358504162016-10-29T18:44:21.312+02:002016-10-29T18:44:21.312+02:00I really must recommend "Kallocain" (194...I really must recommend "Kallocain" (1940), by poet Karin Boye (1900-1941).<br /><br />Best regards from Mats PaulssonMats B-Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09388261016629068161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post-44765438507216133712013-03-17T07:39:55.033+01:002013-03-17T07:39:55.033+01:00YA dystopia? I'm clueless as to this sub-genr...YA dystopia? I'm clueless as to this sub-genre. Is it really so... burgeoning?Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796098208589965362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post-70649297546284479202013-03-17T03:30:38.764+01:002013-03-17T03:30:38.764+01:00Thanks for your interesting thoughts on 1984. I re...Thanks for your interesting thoughts on 1984. I read this book when I was around 15 - back when "dystopia" was a new concept to me. (Back when YA dystopias weren't popular like they are now!) I think I missed a lot of the subtleties. Every once in a while I see a review (like yours) that reminds me that I ought to try the book out again. I bet I'd like it a lot more...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01974988315420539840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post-30727752988499452162013-03-05T10:15:38.817+01:002013-03-05T10:15:38.817+01:00Agreed! And another is, what is a good balance po...Agreed! And another is, what is a good balance point between state intervention and individual freedom? After all, the Wild West conjures up different images for different people: for some a time of opportunity and exploration, and others a time of lawlessness and uncertainty... :)Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796098208589965362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post-51490206523386642512013-03-04T10:54:27.568+01:002013-03-04T10:54:27.568+01:001984 is the book that got me into politics and phi...1984 is the book that got me into politics and philosophy. What if you are robbed of freedom in the name of patriotism? What a remarkable achievement!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com