Originally Posted by The Jamie Star Scenario
Books are totally awesome! I'm currently working my way through the modern classics, I just finished Animal Farm (in a day, it is a very short book) and now I am on to Brave New World which is intriguing.
Aldous Huxley > George Orwell.
Sorry, but 1984 is really rather overrated. Huxley presents a world which is actually
believable. Ingsoc would destroy itself from within in 50 years. Animal Farm is another story, though completely devoid of subtlety it's an enjoyable book indeed.
I just finished reading "The Private Life Of Chairman Mao" by Dr. Li Zhisui, which was a compelling book indeed. I'm currently trying to get into Boethius' "The Consolations Of Philosophy", but it's tough going. Failing that I also have a couple of Iain M. Banks books knocking around, and it's time I got some culture.