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1984
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1984
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.


Are you ready for the fire? We are firemen. WE ARE FIREMEN! The heat doesn’t bother us. We live in the heat. We train in the heat. It tells us that we’re ready, we’re at home, we’re where we’re supposed to be. Flames don’t intimidate us. What do we do? We control the flame. We control them. We move the flames where we want to. And then we extinguish them.

Impersonation is treason.





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1984 - by paulpablo - August 18, 2016 at 7:52 am
RE: 1984 - by Excited Penguin - August 18, 2016 at 7:57 am
RE: 1984 - by Jesster - August 18, 2016 at 7:59 am
RE: 1984 - by account_inactive - August 18, 2016 at 8:07 am
RE: 1984 - by Alex K - August 18, 2016 at 8:10 am
RE: 1984 - by account_inactive - August 18, 2016 at 8:11 am
RE: 1984 - by Excited Penguin - August 18, 2016 at 8:17 am
RE: 1984 - by Alex K - August 18, 2016 at 8:26 am
RE: 1984 - by Jesster - August 18, 2016 at 8:28 am
RE: 1984 - by vorlon13 - August 18, 2016 at 8:50 am
RE: 1984 - by downbeatplumb - August 18, 2016 at 12:24 pm
RE: 1984 - by Little lunch - August 18, 2016 at 8:53 am
RE: 1984 - by Whateverist - August 18, 2016 at 9:16 am
RE: 1984 - by Alex K - August 18, 2016 at 9:23 am
RE: 1984 - by c172 - August 18, 2016 at 9:19 am
RE: 1984 - by c172 - August 18, 2016 at 9:27 am
RE: 1984 - by Joods - August 18, 2016 at 9:32 am
RE: 1984 - by brewer - August 18, 2016 at 9:41 am
RE: 1984 - by The Grand Nudger - August 18, 2016 at 9:55 am
RE: 1984 - by Faith No More - August 18, 2016 at 10:00 am
RE: 1984 - by mlmooney89 - August 18, 2016 at 10:16 am
RE: 1984 - by abaris - August 18, 2016 at 10:50 am
RE: 1984 - by paulpablo - August 18, 2016 at 12:31 pm
RE: 1984 - by Minimalist - August 18, 2016 at 11:29 am
RE: 1984 - by CapnAwesome - August 18, 2016 at 11:54 am
RE: 1984 - by Minimalist - August 18, 2016 at 12:02 pm
RE: 1984 - by abaris - August 18, 2016 at 12:15 pm
RE: 1984 - by CapnAwesome - August 18, 2016 at 2:12 pm
RE: 1984 - by Brian37 - August 18, 2016 at 12:16 pm
RE: 1984 - by account_inactive - August 18, 2016 at 12:20 pm
RE: 1984 - by paulpablo - August 18, 2016 at 12:25 pm
RE: 1984 - by downbeatplumb - August 18, 2016 at 12:27 pm
RE: 1984 - by TheRealJoeFish - August 18, 2016 at 1:57 pm
RE: 1984 - by vorlon13 - August 19, 2016 at 12:59 am
RE: 1984 - by Bunburryist - August 19, 2016 at 11:45 pm
RE: 1984 - by Thumpalumpacus - August 20, 2016 at 2:29 pm
RE: 1984 - by Brian37 - August 20, 2016 at 3:34 pm
RE: 1984 - by Thumpalumpacus - August 20, 2016 at 5:04 pm

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