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adventurous
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Worth a read for Orwell fans, people interested in working class history, or armchair psychologists who'd like to read about people at their lowest.
Enjoyable for me to see Orwell's early writing and opinions (or lack of opinions) in a whimsical story, which should for all its content, be far less whimsical. A lot of dark themes, misogyny, and anti-semitism glossed over unconsciously, which makes it a very different look at Orwell as a young man, rather than the older, wiser, more ideological and reflective Orwell I'm familiar with.
That lack of guidance, and only occasional politicising, makes it a much more open read. It feels like an account of events that you can view whichever angle you like, instead the usual firm political treatise.
Enjoyable for me to see Orwell's early writing and opinions (or lack of opinions) in a whimsical story, which should for all its content, be far less whimsical. A lot of dark themes, misogyny, and anti-semitism glossed over unconsciously, which makes it a very different look at Orwell as a young man, rather than the older, wiser, more ideological and reflective Orwell I'm familiar with.
That lack of guidance, and only occasional politicising, makes it a much more open read. It feels like an account of events that you can view whichever angle you like, instead the usual firm political treatise.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape
Moderate: Antisemitism and Misogyny
Minor: Murder
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