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Scarsquid t1_it7zmiy wrote

Reply to comment by INTHEMIDSTOFLIONS in Does 1984 ever dive into how the Party took control over Oceania? [no direct spoilers please] by INTHEMIDSTOFLIONS

While your question is never answered, you should probably stop reading now. The book gets very bleak and hopeless in a way that is terrifyingly real.

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INTHEMIDSTOFLIONS OP t1_it7zths wrote

Thank you

Not looking for another “the road” experience. That book fucked me up for weeks.

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suicidal_warboi t1_itc0yym wrote

I’m not trying to be offensive, but maybe it would be wise to temper the extent to which you allow your emotions to decide whether you finish a book or not.

It’s hang ups like this that allow the totalitarian-for-profit to achieve further control. People are too sensitive and can’t withstand discomfort even when the discomfort is caused by something as harmless as a fictional dystopian novel.

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