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" Wow! Although nearly 75 years old & written from a decidedly British perspective, this book is frighteningly relevant to the social & financial inequalities facing contemporary American audiences circa 2011.
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- Blane, 2/8/2011
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" George Orwell was witness to the extreme poverty of 1930's England. This book is about his experiences and his solution to the problem.
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- David, 2/8/2011
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" Orwell writes of his experiences living amoung and working with miners in norther England in the 1930's. Then he turns around a bashes, quite effectively, the Socialists who sponsored the enterprise.
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- Bruce, 1/17/2011
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" Peters out a bit at the end.
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- Stephen, 11/26/2010
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" hard going, depressingly good account of turn of the century northern britain
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- Karen, 10/24/2010
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" This was a deceptive book. The first part of this book was a touching memoir of Orwell's jouney as a coal miner in 1930s Northern England. The second half was a half-baked rant about Orwell's view on socialism. The first part was excellent, the second part leaves much to be desired.
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- Jason, 10/21/2010
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" I liked this book viewed as a view of politics from a certain point in History, however i can't help feeling that the views are pretty outdated by now. I have a feeling that Orwell was more against Fascism than for Socialism.
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- Alexander, 7/21/2010
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" Hugely interesting book, and a true window into a period of history. Orwell's arguments are compelling but ultimately his Devil's Advocate approach ends up with one want to side with the Devil. Should be read in conjunction with The Road to Serfdom
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- Hywel, 6/29/2010
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" A surprisingly interesting read. Surprisingly appropriate, too. Orwell observes the role coal miners play in 1930's-1940's industrial England, and how they are taken for granted by a society that feels entitled to cheap fuel. Hmmmm.
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- Heather, 6/2/2010
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" Thought provoking, particularly "However well you may wish him, however much you may admire his mind and character, if his breath stinks he is horrible and in your heart of hearts you will hate him." (Chapter 8)
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- Tom, 4/8/2010
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