A Bitch Attack…Almost

Posted by Prudence on July 24, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Making my usual rounds of bookstores, I was able to hunt down the elusive George Orwell classic, 1984 (elusive for me because I can’t find it in all the bookstores I’ve gone to). Then, at NBS SM North EDSA, I found it nestled in between Animal Farm (by the same author) and Bleak House (by Charles Dickens), being the result of NBS’ aversion to arranging books alphabetically based on the author’s name. It’s a Signet Classic paperback edition, with a deep black pupil inside a bright blue iris as background of the title.

I might post a review once I finished it and if my clinic and duty schedule do not get in the way.

There were no second thoughts plucking that book from the shelf. One reason is that it’s only P275 and I’ve got P200 in my NBS E-purse. Another reason, the more important one, is that I’d like to know how Eric Blair (writing as George Orwell) played with doublethink in the novel.

And, of course, I bought it because it’s a classic.

Clutching my newfound treasure, I went to the cashier (there wasn’t even a line). She punched in the required codes and numbers.

And then, it happened…
Continue reading the story here.

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