(August 18, 2016 at 12:16 pm)Brian37 Wrote:(August 18, 2016 at 7:52 am)paulpablo Wrote: Maybe this is just a knee jerk reaction having just read this book, but this might be the best book I've ever read.
The story made me think of religion, the quran, the bible, government, even just general psychology of brainwashing yourself in order to fit in within day to day life, which I think people do all the time.
I don't think anyone really reads random books upon recommendations but I strongly STRONGLY recommend everyone to read this.
Anyone else read it? What did you think? I don't know what to read after this, I don't think any other book can match it.
Orwell was not anti government, just against blind worship of anything. You should like "Animal Farm" by him too.
Animal Farm was a great book.