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vortimer's review against another edition
4.0
Tried and failed to read this in school more than 30 years ago; since I've read all of Orwell's long form writing.
Tackling again Orwell's angry prose, I found it compelling, especially in the second part, both an artifact of the early thirties, and relevant to today's world.
Tackling again Orwell's angry prose, I found it compelling, especially in the second part, both an artifact of the early thirties, and relevant to today's world.
neilmartin's review against another edition
4.0
Great insight into how bad the working conditions were in England during the early 20th century and how much poverty was in the north.
Towards the end it’s a rant against machinery, fascism in Europe and a general dislike to Hitler. Impressive that Orwell saw the dangers of the far right in Europe in 1936 and earlier.
Towards the end it’s a rant against machinery, fascism in Europe and a general dislike to Hitler. Impressive that Orwell saw the dangers of the far right in Europe in 1936 and earlier.
kcrawfish's review against another edition
3.0
This was an interesting read, an examination of class and prejudice, as well as a time capsule to life in post WW1, pre WW2 England. The beginning detailed the bleak state of working class people in the depression-era, which evolved into the upper middle class’s view of the working class, and the deep underlying prejudice Orwell’s contemporaries had for (simultaneously) the rich as well as the poor. The latter part of the book was the more overtly political, and altogether, I’ll close how I opened, it was an interesting read.
fawkesbox's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
ljutavidra's review
2.0
Not my cup of tea definitivno. Ovo je zapravo nefikcija/autobiografsko delo. Tema je život rudara u ruralnoj Engleskoj i o slamovima, tako da ovo preporučujem ljudima koje to naročito zanima. Imala sam utisak da čitam ispitnu literaturu iz TDSS-a (fellow sociologists će razumeti).
Citat koji sam uspela da zaboravim da dodam i koji sumira sve: 'In a way it is humiliating to watch coal-miners working. It raises in you a momentary doubt about your own status as an intellectual and a superior person generally. For it is brought home to you, at least while you are watching, that it is only because miners sweat their guts out that superior persons can remain superior.'
Citat koji sam uspela da zaboravim da dodam i koji sumira sve: 'In a way it is humiliating to watch coal-miners working. It raises in you a momentary doubt about your own status as an intellectual and a superior person generally. For it is brought home to you, at least while you are watching, that it is only because miners sweat their guts out that superior persons can remain superior.'