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Heard a coworker say '1984' is just a boring old book
We were grabbing coffee and someone mentioned they had to read it in school and found it dull. It made me think about how a book that gets banned in so many places for its ideas can just feel like homework to someone else. The whole point is that it's a warning that gets silenced, not a boring story. Does anyone else get frustrated when people miss the real reason a piece of art is important?
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victor2193d ago
Honestly, "boring old book" made me stop reading for a second. The whole point is that it's not a story, it's a manual they try to hide. Calling it boring is like saying a fire alarm is just a loud noise. It means you missed the whole building burning down.
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the_joel3d ago
Yeah, it's like watching someone use a smoke detector as a coaster. The warning is the whole product. If you find the manual boring, wait until you have to live through the actual problem it's trying to prevent.
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