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A review by caropullen
Keep the Aspidistra Flying by George Orwell
3.0
I picked this up because I’m also reading Orwell’s Roses by Rebecca Solnit and realised I’d only read Animal Farm and 1984 by him, both a long time ago.
This started so well too - brilliant one-liners, lots of atmospheric London background and dialogue. I snorted out loud a few times at the dark, dry humour.
Really wanted to cheer for Gordon, struggling to live a creative life as an impoverished poet, but I’m afraid I just got bored of him. He’s just so relentlessly bitter, repetitive and tiresome. Struggled on to the end.
This started so well too - brilliant one-liners, lots of atmospheric London background and dialogue. I snorted out loud a few times at the dark, dry humour.
Really wanted to cheer for Gordon, struggling to live a creative life as an impoverished poet, but I’m afraid I just got bored of him. He’s just so relentlessly bitter, repetitive and tiresome. Struggled on to the end.