The Millennium: A Comedy of the Year 2000

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Summary: Good Story
Review: After reading The Jungle, I decided to read this book. Compared to Upton Sinclair's other work of literature, I found that the writing style was very different. Perhaps this story was truly meant to be a play due to it's extensive dialogue. The story does not lack in it's humor. There was always something to laugh about from the beginning till the end.

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Summary: Good Story
Review: I bought this book expecting another 1984, Anthem, or Brave New World. It came close to fulfilling my wishes, but it didn't quite live up to what i expected. Where 1984, Anthem, and BNW all preach the social philosophies of the authors, they still provide an enjoyable read. Millenium, on the other hand, is just a forum for Sinclair's communist philosophy. It is very interesting, but the story itself is somewhat lacking. Perhaps if i was to have gone into it knowing that the plot was thin and the characters so unlikable, then i would have enjoyed it more. My advice would be to buy it, but try to be patient with the storyline.

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Summary: not what i expected
Review: I bought this book expecting another 1984, Anthem, or Brave New World. It came close to fulfilling my wishes, but it didn't quite live up to what i expected. Where 1984, Anthem, and BNW all preach the social philosophies of the authors, they still provide an enjoyable read. Millenium, on the other hand, is just a forum for Sinclair's communist philosophy. It is very interesting, but the story itself is somewhat lacking. Perhaps if i was to have gone into it knowing that the plot was thin and the characters so unlikable, then i would have enjoyed it more. My advice would be to buy it, but try to be patient with the storyline.

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Summary: I, Socialist
Review: The man wrote a book, and we should be proud of him. He wrote many books, more than I could ever hope to, but the quality of this one leaves something to be desired. A bully-pulpit for socialism, The Millenium makes its point (Oh, that we were all socialists!) and rubs it in until one feels it necessary to wretch vehemently. The plot was semi-existent. The characters were laughable and implausible, not to mention that the reader has trouble deciding who the hero is because the supposed hero leaves in the beginning and doesn't come back until the end of the book. The author's portrayal of Tuttle is, I'll admit, semi-plausible, as a repressed proletariat usurping a dictactorship. I, however, disliked his final incarnation as a vicious drunkard slave-master. I won't go into Granville for fear of nauseatic spasms. As for the theme, it damns capitalism for its vices but never highlighting its virtues, all the while aggrandizing socialism. Conveniently, socialism's vices are swept under the rug and forgotten. My recommendation is for everyone to buy and read this book, laugh ourselves into hysterics, and learn to appreciate what we have.