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orwellian prophecy in catalonia

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Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell My rating: 1 of 5 stars The Wolf Book Club recently debated Orwell’s Homage to Catalonia, with its “fight against Fascism” motivating much of the group to enthuse despite major flaws. The book is horrendously outdated, of null literary value, and only of interest […]

faustian death in venice

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Death in Venice by Thomas Mann My rating: 4 of 5 stars   My book club is on a morbid roll. This past ominous year we have, coincidence I’m sure, read and discussed several death-themed classics. Earlier this year Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich, and now Mann’s Death in […]