Anyway, I think I’ve reread 1984 about ten times, which is unusual since most of my books are read once then passed along or shelved.

Thanks for another cool link. Still playing Seed….

Before I turned the pages of Animal Farm I was actually assigned a different dreaded “Orwell ordeal”. My amazing journalism teacher, Mr. Kuchinsky, had us read and analyze Orwell’s Politics and the English Language. We then had to write a paper that Senior have described as the hardest assignment in their entire West Orange High School career. I somehow managed an A, only because I just rewrote in my own words what K had spit out in class. The thing is, I never really understood exactly what that damn paper was saying until this summer. I read 1984 a few months after completing the paper, but that did not even really help me in understanding the importance of words and language. No, that complete realization came about after finally completing Down and Out in Paris and London. I now plan to reread everything Orwell (except Animal Farm for, as much as I admire the symbolism, I just cannot stand the actual story).

I know, that was probably too long of a build up to what I am about to say. I think seeing inside such an interesting mind must be interesting, even if it is some silly sentence about the weather.

So thank you for this, I truly adore Orwell and the opportunity to read an even more personal account of his!