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rainerm · 03-04-2021, 06:29 AM

I've been reading 'Orwell on truth', a collection of short excerpts from Orwell's early writings. These excerpts are short paragraphs on Orwell's understanding taken from the likes of - Burmese Days, The Road to Wigan Pier, Fascism & Democracy reflecting on imperialism, working conditions, the colonial positions, and the state. It gives a peek into Orwell's ideology and his socialist-leaning that helps understand the genesis of his epics 'Animal Farm' and '1984'. I've also been reading 'The Sixth Extinction' by Elizabeth Kolbert. It talks about the sixth extinction that humans are on the brink of precipitating, something in contrast to the Big Five, the previous mass extinctions. A book with an intention of reminding us not to take the situation in hand lightly.

03-04-2021, 06:29 AM	#29778
rainerm Addict Posts: 200 Karma: 200000 Join Date: Aug 2018 Device: none	I've been reading 'Orwell on truth', a collection of short excerpts from Orwell's early writings. These excerpts are short paragraphs on Orwell's understanding taken from the likes of - Burmese Days, The Road to Wigan Pier, Fascism & Democracy reflecting on imperialism, working conditions, the colonial positions, and the state. It gives a peek into Orwell's ideology and his socialist-leaning that helps understand the genesis of his epics 'Animal Farm' and '1984'. I've also been reading 'The Sixth Extinction' by Elizabeth Kolbert. It talks about the sixth extinction that humans are on the brink of precipitating, something in contrast to the Big Five, the previous mass extinctions. A book with an intention of reminding us not to take the situation in hand lightly.