AgeofSmiles

AgeofSmiles t1_j5pkubo wrote

Blood Meridian was very hard to read. Not because of the overwhelming amount of violence, I actually liked that.

But the language is on another level. I thought my english was pretty good but the poetic style really challenged me.

One of the greatest books I've read so far.

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AgeofSmiles t1_ixuly4a wrote

The most memorable moment for me was when Winston told O'Brien that the resistance will win because they are basically the"good guys" (don't remember the exact dialogue) and O'Brien plays a tape of Winston saying he would throw acid into the face of a child without question if it helped the resistance.

I don't know any author who is able to create such utter hopelessness like Orwell. Being in constant pain while writing 1984 must have helped.

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