tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post1186423561135993401..comments2024-03-12T09:44:18.874-07:00Comments on Howling Frog Books: Essays by George OrwellJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-15958725262513883452012-03-26T22:07:52.246-07:002012-03-26T22:07:52.246-07:00Oh Amy, I love The Road to Wigan Pier--that and Ke...Oh Amy, I love The Road to Wigan Pier--that and Keep the Aspidistra Flying are my favorite Orwell works (not that I've read them all). I love the bit where he recites a litany of 'weird' things that people associate with socialism that turns them off. Weird things like vegetarianism, acceptance of birth control, and sandal-wearing.<br /><br />I will have to find Books and Cigarettes!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-11303973560157119012012-03-26T04:11:00.497-07:002012-03-26T04:11:00.497-07:00I read a similar collection called 'Books and ...I read a similar collection called 'Books and Cigarettes' and I loved it. I think my favourite was about his time working in a bookshop when he was younger. I've seen it online before so it's definitely worth looking up :)Hanna @ Booking in Heelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705048655467252248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-80823936194098813522012-03-25T14:04:42.538-07:002012-03-25T14:04:42.538-07:00I really developed a liking for Orwell after readi...I really developed a liking for Orwell after reading his Road to Wigan Pier a couple of years ago. It was a piece of investigative journalism on conditions among miners and their families in the north of England. There were some essays tacked on the end also. I get what you mean about his tendency to drop obscure remarks, but his outrage at the dead-end lives so many people lived really made me warm to him. <br /><br />I like your review of the essays, makes me want to check them out.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06784890975490896640noreply@blogger.com