A review by illymally
Burmese Days by George Orwell

4.0

I would not have gotten very far in this book if the author's name were not so familiar. The portrait of imperialism is damning, to be sure, but the narrative voice is ambiguous enough at times as to make one unsure how deep the horrifying racism goes. It is clear that not one moment of sympathy should be offered to the degenerate collection of Europeans. If it weren't so terrible and true, it would be hilarious how pathetic they all are. Unfortunately, corruption decays everything it touches. Ultimately, this is a powerful vignette of the destruction imperialism and racism bring to all involved.