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What a depressing read :sad: . Onto Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World' now. In the same genre :eek: .
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The Doors of Perception is a better read. The other two are downers. I recall starting Irvine Welsh's 'Glue'. It's a collection of short stories, each one more depressing than the previous so I just shelved it.
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1984 is a little ray of sunshine compared to Orwell's keep the aspidistra flying.
The main character is 30 years old and Orwell depicts his life for all intents and purposes being over.
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andrew_nagel wrote: Wed Jun 26 2019 19:13 -
The Doors of Perception is a better read. The other two are downers. I recall starting Irvine Welsh's 'Glue'. It's a collection of short stories, each one more depressing than the previous so I just shelved it.

Enjoyed Trainspotting ... Very in tune with the time/place and vibe ... But as a film that hasn't aged well or done justice via a sequel.
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I read 1984 this spring. I loved it but I am a huge Bowie fan so lots of parts of it actually made me smile.
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I read A Clockwork Orange for the first time last year. Now there's a dystopia for you!
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davelumb wrote: Fri Nov 20 2020 14:24 -
I read A Clockwork Orange for the first time last year. Now there's a dystopia for you!



Didn't they Ban' the film for quite sometime?

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alan behenna wrote: Fri Nov 20 2020 14:54 -
davelumb wrote: Fri Nov 20 2020 14:24 -
I read A Clockwork Orange for the first time last year. Now there's a dystopia for you!



Didn't they Ban' the film for quite sometime?

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I think Kubrick withdrew it.

Edit to add - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwo ... withdrawal
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Stewlaws wrote: Fri Nov 20 2020 14:05 -
andrew_nagel wrote: Wed Jun 26 2019 19:13 -
The Doors of Perception is a better read. The other two are downers. I recall starting Irvine Welsh's 'Glue'. It's a collection of short stories, each one more depressing than the previous so I just shelved it.

Enjoyed Trainspotting ... Very in tune with the time/place and vibe ... But as a film that hasn't aged well or done justice via a sequel.
If you enjoy irvine welsh his best book in my opinion is marabu stork nightmares.
Read again recently after many years on the shelf. Pretty f****d up but brilliant read.
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davelumb wrote: Fri Nov 20 2020 14:24 -
I read A Clockwork Orange for the first time last year. Now there's a dystopia for you!
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jack wrote: Fri Nov 20 2020 17:53 -
Droogs = friends, the rest is beyond me!
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Sorry Dave but no, I didn't even know we were old friends, even though when I came round to your house to drop off my 'Brian Crawford specialist Eel rods' for you to refurbish we seemed to get on ok😁😁
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jack wrote: Fri Nov 20 2020 19:47 -
Sorry Dave but no, I didn't even know we were old friends, even though when I came round to your house to drop off my 'Brian Crawford specialist Eel rods' for you to refurbish we seemed to get on ok😁😁
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bencarvosso wrote: Fri Nov 20 2020 15:20 -
Stewlaws wrote: Fri Nov 20 2020 14:05 -
andrew_nagel wrote: Wed Jun 26 2019 19:13 -
The Doors of Perception is a better read. The other two are downers. I recall starting Irvine Welsh's 'Glue'. It's a collection of short stories, each one more depressing than the previous so I just shelved it.

Enjoyed Trainspotting ... Very in tune with the time/place and vibe ... But as a film that hasn't aged well or done justice via a sequel.
If you enjoy irvine welsh his best book in my opinion is marabu stork nightmares.
Read again recently after many years on the shelf. Pretty f****d up but brilliant read.
It certainly makes one feel uncomfortable whilst reading, just waiting for ‘filth’ to be delivered, it’s had some good reviews.
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Clockwork Orange is a very twisted film with sadistic gratuitous violence which has been touted by critics as a great film, but is complete tosh and needs kicking in the yarboes.
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