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Old 04-24-2011, 06:43 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
I've read 1984 and to be honest, it feels old and dated. Cast your vote for something that still works today. Something that does not feel old. That's not a book out of time.
I've never really thought of contemporaneity as a factor in determining whether a book is worth my time or not. That seems like a pretty limiting criteria if you ask me. In terms of the quality of the prose writing (however vague that sounds), 1984 is up there with the best that I've ever read, so I have to recommend it.
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