tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post2894226021005060625..comments2024-03-23T18:50:06.402+11:00Comments on journey & destination: We by Yevgeny Zamyatin - 'a study of the Machine, the genie that man has thoughtlessly let out of its bottle and cannot put back again.'Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-80818573097298870452017-05-01T15:08:46.327+10:002017-05-01T15:08:46.327+10:00I"m surprised that a book that inspired Orwel...I"m surprised that a book that inspired Orwell's 1984 isn't more well-known.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-29955869596363507802017-05-01T03:27:38.779+10:002017-05-01T03:27:38.779+10:00I was not familiar with this story, though it is o...I was not familiar with this story, though it is officially in my TBR, must have come to my attention somehow. I may have to move it up some. My choice by a Russian author: http://tinyurl.com/k4bcdf4Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-11333433875697884202017-04-05T21:37:52.776+10:002017-04-05T21:37:52.776+10:00Hi carole, I think he raises some interesting idea...Hi carole, I think he raises some interesting ideas about succumbing to technology, some of which probably didn't apply back in the early 1900's. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-44602974445511305242017-04-05T11:42:28.275+10:002017-04-05T11:42:28.275+10:00Carol, this seems to be a more important book than...Carol, this seems to be a more important book than the average dystopian - which is not really my thing. CheersCarolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985978221627051493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-24845847816289988382017-03-25T18:38:41.501+11:002017-03-25T18:38:41.501+11:00Ha! It wasn't an easy book to condense. 1984 w...Ha! It wasn't an easy book to condense. 1984 was so depressingly awful because much of what Orwell wrote is happening - big brother, newspeak etc. 'We' was more of a fantasy than 1984 & as you said less threatening - even the Benefactor seemed almost mild at one point. I wonder if Orwell would have written 1984 if he hadn't read 'We?'<br /><br />Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-44104262394840118802017-03-25T07:04:57.374+11:002017-03-25T07:04:57.374+11:00I read We earlier this year and I liked your revie...I read We earlier this year and I liked your review much more than I liked the book! I did find it pretty oblique at times. Also, I felt that The Guardians didn’t seem really to be all that threatening. This is something that Orwell certainly improved upon in 1984. <br /><br />And the link to the George Orwell review was fabulous. Thanks for that!Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-14202269474259344262017-03-24T12:24:44.710+11:002017-03-24T12:24:44.710+11:00Thanks, Brian. Orwell's review is very interes...Thanks, Brian. Orwell's review is very interesting.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-53376781252917863672017-03-22T20:55:27.375+11:002017-03-22T20:55:27.375+11:00Great commentary on this book.
I read it a few ye...Great commentary on this book.<br /><br />I read it a few years ago and I found it extraordinary. <br /><br />I like the way that you connected Hicks's work with this book. <br /><br /> We is full of interesting ideas that are worthy of discussion. <br /><br />Thanks for linking Orwell's review. I have never read that but I will do so.<br /><br /><br /><br />Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-12592195640391334892017-03-16T13:17:18.224+11:002017-03-16T13:17:18.224+11:00I will be really interested in reading your though...I will be really interested in reading your thoughts on Ayn Rand, Sharon. <br />Re the date - this always messes with my head. It's bad enough trying to figure out if I put the clock forwards or backwards with daylight saving let alone thinking that in your part of the world it's the day before!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-67887893669993842002017-03-16T13:13:30.185+11:002017-03-16T13:13:30.185+11:00Thanks, Silvia. It's fascinating to come acros...Thanks, Silvia. It's fascinating to come across connections between completely different books. I noticed that David Hicks suggested (in Ch 9)'We' as part of a curriculum proposal for Year 11.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-57666421478916739262017-03-16T10:01:19.811+11:002017-03-16T10:01:19.811+11:00I meant to add that I have to laugh to see the dat...I meant to add that I have to laugh to see the date of my comment since it is March 15th over here, currently. :)Gently Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10450371589766691273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-23700843808421579242017-03-16T10:00:32.386+11:002017-03-16T10:00:32.386+11:00I have heard of this book but I am now going to pu...I have heard of this book but I am now going to put it on my TBR list. I am currently reading Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged which seems to read like a dystopian/SciFi novel. Thanks for a good review.Gently Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10450371589766691273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-16570892175442028992017-03-16T09:53:40.675+11:002017-03-16T09:53:40.675+11:00Wow, Carol, what an interesting book.
I too like d...Wow, Carol, what an interesting book.<br />I too like dystopian books because of the same reasons you state (the ideas and thoughts suggested in those books).<br />This review made me very curious about the book. Your connection with Norms and Nobility was very interesting too. Well done!Silviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249978624747684879noreply@blogger.com