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user-inactivated  ·  3668 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 8th Occasional Give Me A Quote From Something You've Been Reading Lately

WE! Where everyone is a number, right?!

I have been mentioning this book in dystopian contexts for ten years and no one has ever heard of it I was beginning to wonder if I was making it the fuck up, or maybe I was the victim of a twisted dystopian novel myself, I read it when I was like 12 (why?!) and it was crazy and good and also crazy good!

Damn sweet vindication!





user-inactivated  ·  3668 days ago  ·  link  ·  

We actually read it for IB as a part of Russian authors unit.

One of the few books that I remember reading, which says something about its quality.

lil  ·  3668 days ago  ·  link  ·  

So nice to wake up to you and flagamuffin this morning. I'm happy to vindicate you flags. But what does that quote say about love? about power? about control? Is it applicable beyond Russian dystopias?

This morning I'm listening to Billy Bragg's CD@The Internationale@ which also has Blake's @Jerusalem@ on it. -- all kinds of dystopian and utopian themes. 8bit - tell me, have you heard of Billy Bragg?

user-inactivated  ·  3668 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I have not, but I can check him out for sure.