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Summary: Material not normally found
Review: Bad point: according to be back of the book Orwell fought on the side of Franco (republicans) during the Spanish civil war, which he didn't it was poum and there were not on Franco's side. which is quite humourous - is this a Russian counter propaganda myth being given credibility?The hanging, how the poor die, England your England are a few of the pieces here that complete my Orwell literature shelf Not sure why there are parts of his Novels in this book, but assuming the cover text it may be of some help to the next writer for the back cover, but it might be of use if you are too lazy to read his books, and write covers describing his work.
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Summary: Correction to previous post
Review: Er, actually Orwell did fight on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War . Franco was fighting against them as a Monarchist/Catholic/Fascist. Just thought I should clear that up.
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Summary: The originals in their entirety are more appropriate for him
Review: I was disappointed with this compendium of the grand writer's work. I consider Animal Farm a great treatise on the ills of communism from both a generic and specific point of view, and was hoping for many similar insights. Communism's socialst critic writes penetrating stories and clear analogies, so I was hoping for the best.
Shooting and Elephant was a cutting view into the life of colonial police in India. Indeed, that type of insight into human behavior and how people's behavior breaks down in groups is what makes Orwell strong.
Unfortunately, there are many more situations where sections were cut out of books (yes, it's a reader, I should've know that before I purchased) where the original in it's entirety captured the points much more completely. It's hard to encapsulate a great work like 1984 with an excerpt.
While Orwell is indeed a great author, I was disappointed by the disjointed nature of the collection. His writing remains best captured in their original full length form.
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