Rules for participating:
- Grab your current read
- Open to a random page
- Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
- BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
- Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Gosh, it's been a long time since I've done this meme. Over two months, really. Ahem. Anyway, this week my teaser is from Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. It's taken me a long time to get around to reading this book; with the recent NSA spying issue/debate and the general constant political concern that government is getting too big, I suppose it's better late than never.
(Not the cover of the copy I'm reading. But I couldn't find the right one.)
He lay back with his eyes shut, still sodden in the atmosphere of the dream. It was a vast, luminous dream in which his whole life seemed to stretch out before him like a landscape on a summer evening after rain.-p. 161
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Have you read Nineteen Eighty-Four or anything else by George Orwell? What are you reading now?
-----The Golden Eagle
30 comments:
Hi, Golden,
I read this back in High school.... Ehem... before 1984 ... LOL.
Fantastic book!
This is a book I come back to every few years. It's dated, in some ways, but not in many, many others.
Currently reading The Night Circus.
I've never read this book, but it paints a wonderful lazy image. Great quote.
Read it a while back, scary as it seems to be coming true, slowly
I read it in high school and college. It is a little scary how right on Orwell was on a few things.
Only one of the best books ever!
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I started this book years ago and put it down for some reason. I think it's time I picked it back up. Thanks for sharing this teaser.
Michael: It's interesting how dates come and go. 1984, 2001, 2010 . . .
JeffO: I loved The Night Circus!
Maurice: Glad you liked it.
Pat: There's a lot of potential for government oversight these days.
Jay: Indeed! I keep digesting the concepts and thinking the present has far too much ability to follow out on those concepts.
Mei: It's certainly an interesting one!
Elise: You're very welcome. :)
I read it back in high school and loved it. It was one of the first dystopian stories I'd encountered and along with the others, it opened my mind to a whole new way of thinking. Brilliant mind.
I just finished reading Morgan's Hunter by Cate Beauman - fabulous romantic suspense story. I'm looking forward to the others in her series!
...that prose is reminiscent of the entire novel, which I read eons ago.
Now that I think back, Orwell really thought things through...and got it pretty close ;)
El
I saw the animated film based on Animal Farm.
I love this book even though its a bit depressing. It seems so prophetic to me. I'll probably read it again.
Hugs and chocolate,
Shelly
I've read this and Animal Farm and they are both on my all-time favourites list. Very thought-provoking and such an intense experience! Let us know what you think of it once you're done.
A very compelling read
A very fine book, 1984.
Boy Edward Snowden sure has this thing flying off of shelves.
The only Orwell I've read is Animal Farm. I think I've read the whole thing, only not in order and not all at once (it's read in various classes I cover, so I get a bit of it here, a bit of it there...).
Jemi: It does open your mind!
Elliot: He did. Scarily close, really.
Adam: I've never seen any of the movies based off of his books. I should do that sometime . . .
Shelly: Depressing is right. I'll admit I put the book down from time to time since it's so dark.
Ghadeer: Agreed--and I'll have to see about reviewing it. I do have thoughts on the book. :)
Holy Ghost Writer: Indeed!
Charles: Yup. It's easily one of the more thought-provoking ones I've read.
Michael: At least it's something in the news that's worth thinking about.
Liz: Animal Farm is an interesting book!
I read this waaaay back in highschool...in fact, the year was 1984 when I read it.
I'd like to give it a reread, though, as it had a lot of interesting concepts.
Hope you enjoy it.
I have read this a number of times and I find it a harrowing read. The end scene of Winston-the total destruction of the individual. Strangely enough I've just downloaded a Russian book "We"-can't remember the author which allegedly influenced Orwell. The road to Wigan pier is worth a read as is Down and out in paris and London and Homage to catalonia. He was a good writer. Oh, during the war he worked at the BBC and braodcast from room 101!
I loved this one!
Mark: What a coincidence!
Thanks. :) I'm at Part III and quite engrossed.
Paul: I will have to check out those books. I haven't heard of them before.
I read in the biography that he worked for the BBC. Definitely an interesting person!
Beth: I'm enjoying it, too.
Nice teaser! This book has been on my "to read" list forever. You may have given me that added push to get cracking on it.
Jai
I need to add this book to my TBR... very topical issue!
Writer In Transit
I have not read this yet, I think I should. I got an award on my blog for you.
Oh yes. I loved it. Now I may have to revisit this book and see how I relate to it after so many years.
Gina: It's a fascinating book.
Jai: I recommend reading it! It's a lot to think about.
Michelle: Indeed.
Murees: I'm sorry it's taken me so long to get around to these comments--thank you so much! I'll be off to check it out momentarily. :)
Lee: I can picture myself re-reading Nineteen Eighty-Four; political climates change all the time.
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