tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071219441574727960.post3827160280353073044..comments2023-03-26T00:52:39.651-07:00Comments on Excelsior: Keep the Aspidistra Flying – George Orwell (1936)Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05063686203602541260noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071219441574727960.post-22565412318689711332012-02-12T00:23:22.379-08:002012-02-12T00:23:22.379-08:00Point taken! Hope the manifesto didn't go out ...Point taken! Hope the manifesto didn't go out the window. ;) Its oppressiveness is indeed the point, making you feel how Gordon may have felt and credit to Orwell - it does make for uneasy reading. I'll stand by my last sentence however, despite the risk of the manifesto hitting me in the head from somewhere above!Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05063686203602541260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071219441574727960.post-57694897943282604442012-02-11T18:52:00.596-08:002012-02-11T18:52:00.596-08:00I was with you most of the way but your last sente...I was with you most of the way but your last sentence made me want to throw my Communist Manifesto through the wall. Why is this book not as important as the others? It’s definitely a quieter book, but that’s not a bad thing. Gordon isn't exactly endearing, but he’s the most realistic of any of Orwell’s characters (at least from his novels). And the passages where Orwell describes the gritty parts of London are excellent. You say that it’s oppressive, but isn’t that the point?britthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157193287422224443noreply@blogger.com