Just finished this book! Just in time too, the book club meeting is today! I cut it a little close but finished it, and I'm so glad that I read it. I highly recommend people read this book, it's a long read but worth it. It follows three generations of this family, and while for the most part, it se...

most of the quotes I put into this category are about Wilson considering himself a lunatic, and his judgment on who would be vaporized based on their relationship with Big Brother. Rereading the book after decades, for our discussion referenced by LanDroid, I also was struck by Wilson's characteriz...

:welcome: BookTalk discussed Orwell's book 1984 from late 2018 to early 2019. You can check that out at the link below. Feel free to join in and add to the discussion even at this late date, what the heck? https://www.booktalk.org/1984-by-george-orwell-f282.html You are also welcome to join any of ...

I have recently joined a book club, and the book of the month is The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende. I'm only about a hundred pages into this 750 page book, but for two days reading I'd say that's good progress :-D So far this book seems like a gorgeous look into a family generation by gener...

It's been a long time coming, but I've finally gotten around to reading 1984 by George Orwell. I'm not done with it yet (no spoilers please!) but so far I've been noting down examples of the rules of the world and of the protagonists perspective of people in comparison to the world. I can't think of...

I recently watched this movie with a friend and I have no idea how it hasn't gotten more notoreity. I loved the cyclical aspect of the movie, and I liked the symbolic aspects, although the movie felt a little rushed at the end with the scenes depicting war and protest. I felt like those scenes could...

First time poster, but I love discussing my viewpoint of this story This contains spoilers for this story so read with caution! Many people interperet this book as a statement on the filth of humanity, and I can definitely see why they have that point of view, especially if you've played the game, w...