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Burmese Days by George Orwell
3.0
Actual rating: 3.5
With George Orwell, it was not an instant hit with me. His novels may seem boring and heavy to some but they have always aroused my curiosity on the themes and historical events. His narrative has always been detailed, it makes you feel like you were there in London, Paris, Burma and even the dystopia of 1984.
Burmese Days was set in Kyauktada, an upper town in Burma in the 1920s. It was based on Orwell's experience when he was stationed as a police officer there. This was the day when Burma was ruled by the British India. The story revolved around John Flory, an English timber merchant with his fair share of insecurity, and his circle of social members.
This book talked about racism and people of colours, corruption and colonialism. Despite being a century ago in a different country, the sense of colony, the corrupted authority and the 'native' sentiment still seemed relevant in my country at this age. Definitely recommended if you dig into George Orwell's books.
It is always so with titled people, they are either adored or hated. If they accept one it is charming cimplicity, if they ignore one it is loathsome snobbishness; there are no half-measures.'
With George Orwell, it was not an instant hit with me. His novels may seem boring and heavy to some but they have always aroused my curiosity on the themes and historical events. His narrative has always been detailed, it makes you feel like you were there in London, Paris, Burma and even the dystopia of 1984.
Burmese Days was set in Kyauktada, an upper town in Burma in the 1920s. It was based on Orwell's experience when he was stationed as a police officer there. This was the day when Burma was ruled by the British India. The story revolved around John Flory, an English timber merchant with his fair share of insecurity, and his circle of social members.
This book talked about racism and people of colours, corruption and colonialism. Despite being a century ago in a different country, the sense of colony, the corrupted authority and the 'native' sentiment still seemed relevant in my country at this age. Definitely recommended if you dig into George Orwell's books.
It is always so with titled people, they are either adored or hated. If they accept one it is charming cimplicity, if they ignore one it is loathsome snobbishness; there are no half-measures.'