Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhat is the worst experience you've had reading a book?message-squaremessage-square254fedilinkarrow-up1149
arrow-up1149message-squareWhat is the worst experience you've had reading a book?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square254fedilink
minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoHave you read Jack London’s The Iron Heel? It is really the prequel to 1984, even Orwell said as much. 1984 stays with you but The Iron Heel will haunt you.
minus-squareTheBigBrother@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoNever read it but I will thx for the info 👍👍
minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agothe main character has a couple speeches but I remember one in particular is so on spot for what capitalism is, that it was like OMFG THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW!!! FUCK!!! Like 1984, it does not have a happy ending.
Have you read Jack London’s The Iron Heel?
It is really the prequel to 1984, even Orwell said as much. 1984 stays with you but The Iron Heel will haunt you.
Never read it but I will thx for the info 👍👍
the main character has a couple speeches but I remember one in particular is so on spot for what capitalism is, that it was like OMFG THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW!!! FUCK!!!
Like 1984, it does not have a happy ending.