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Title: Classic novels in a beautiful edition
Review: Animal Farm and 1984 are classic literature. You've probably already read them.This edition presents them in a classic manner -- it is a lovely book, lovely dust jacket, and Christopher Hitchens does the intro. I usually find him funny and a little snarky, but in this intro, he is serious, high-minded, informative, and respectful.I wanted to read 1984 again, since so many people are kicking around the terms "Orwellian" and "Big Brother" regarding current politics. I'm so glad this is the volume I bought. I know I would have gotten the same *words* in a flimsy paperback, but this was a really nice read.I read both novels again. It has been... 20 years? Maybe longer since my first read-through. I'm a different reader than I was before.I've got that grisly Room 101 scene back in my head -- I had forgotten that one. Thanks, Mr. Orwell.This is a lovely edition. Treat yourself.
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