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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by fujiwood@lemmy.world to c/books@lemmy.world
 

After about thirteen years I decided to give this a reread and realized I did forget a lot of it. It took longer to read due to the parallels between the state of the world and it's themes. I kept having to put it down for a few days. Most of the book is a simple read with only the last third becoming emotionally more difficult.

It's a disheartening book but I think it's something people should read regardless, at least once.

Thanks for reading!

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[โ€“] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's the same edition that I have. One of the few examples where the most popular item in a subgenre really is the best IMO

[โ€“] fujiwood@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah, it really is the dystopian book on most lists. Not difficult to see why when you realize it was published in 1949.