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Classics! I wanted to re-read 1984 before I tackle Julia, so getting it for Bookspin is great! #BookedInTime for May is Biblical Fiction, which is also great because I have fallen off my author of the year books reading Jose Saramago's Cain this month - and probably a couple of others by him as they are past BookSpins I didn't get to.
Excited to knock these books out!
pick29 April 24 (audiobook)
I don‘t remember 1984 well enough to know how close to the original text this adaptation is. I do not listen to many full cast audiobooks and it was certainly entertaining. And short.
I was keen to listen as 1) it was free (editor‘s choice for April, and 2) my Wifedom prompted me to revisit some of Orwell‘s work. I still feel as though I need to read the book though, now to both consider this adaptation and Wifedom.
pickIntroducing House Arrest, a reality show where the general public are locked in a house for a couple of months for a prize of half a million pounds (basically the same format as Big Brother).
Day 27 starts like any other until one of the housemates is murdered live on the Internet feed. Whose responsible? The house is full of cameras so this has to be an easy plot to solve. Right?
pickWhat a difference 9 years makes. I first read this in 2015. Then again now in preparation for reading Julia. The world has changed and so has the impact of this book.
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Some of my 'banned' books for the #controversial prompt for #ittakesallkinds.
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pickNot my first time reading 1984 but it is the first time I listened to it. Simon Prebble does a fantastic reading; narrators like him make me love audiobooks. 1984 is one of my favorite novels, and personally, it‘s still one of the greatest ever written. But I did find a few bothersome things: I don‘t think Orwell had much respect for women. The third act is repetitive and opts for more tell over show. Still, I‘m amazed by how well this holds up.
pickThis was definitely worth the reread. And I suggest having Simon Prebble read it to you.
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