The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell

[Janet]

The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell

 

 

The

[Mia]

Part one deals with Orwell

[sib]

I felt the same..the first part was really interesting, but the second part was dull, I didn

[Purple Poppy]

Its on my TBR list, but it does sound a bit depressing. Will have to choose the right time to read it.

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[Roger53]

I thought it was a marvellous book from start to finish. The part about the conditions of coal miners is particularly moving. Better than 1984, which is saying something. I don't know if anything of his could touch Animal Farm though.

 

I read an opinion somewhere that Orwell made a lot of it up, but I don't think so. I found it in the fiction section of a local library, along with "Down and out in Paris and London" . I think this was a mistake on the part of the libary, but maybe not.

[Kate]

I really enjoyed this book. I read it as part of my degree and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was really enlightening about Britain at that time. Quite shocking too about how people were living. I agree, def better than 1984.