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Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
Loved Far from the Madding crowd ~ Thomas Hardy
Hated 1984 ~ George Orwell
Hated 1984 ~ George Orwell
originnone · 61-69, M
@Picklebobble2 1984 was probably ok a long time ago...Thomas Hardy is pretty cool. I liked the Tess of Deuberville.
Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
@originnone Huxley's Brave new world was another we had to do.....bleak isn't the word !
originnone · 61-69, M
@Picklebobble2 Yeah, probably not something high school kids should be required to read.
Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
@originnone Lucky them !
Could never quite figure out why dystopian novels were so 'popular' with exam boards of the time.
Could never quite figure out why dystopian novels were so 'popular' with exam boards of the time.

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@Picklebobble2 We had to read that one for science class, along with 1984 at the same time. Double bleak.
assemblingaknob · 31-35, F
@Picklebobble2 oop we surely won't get along