A review by l_nolastname
Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn

challenging funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

4.4/5 Stars *CW: R••••••• Slur on p.133*

I dislike George Orwell's writing (all one has to do is read my reviews to find out just how much I dislike him lol), but without his dry ass satirical fascist manuals pretending-to-be novels, we wouldn't have the Orwellian trope. Ella Minnow Pea is an epistolic, fast-paced, Orwellian-esque novella. And Mark Dunn is a verbalist master. Once again 1984 is improved upon. I do hope that Dunnism catches on and fanciful-fascism becomes the new norm for the oligarchical dystopian genre.

p.s. If you'd like to read another wholesome 1984-esque story try Felix Salten's Bambi A Life In The Woods
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