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thank you random thoughts Send a noteboard - 03/04/2011 07:09:35 PM
People almost never commit acts of evil for the sake of being evil and with the exception of true sociopaths even the worst of men rationalize their misdeeds. I think that is why I enjoyed Huxley so much more. Orwell made his world so bad that they were making everyone as miserable as possible simply because they could. Orwell's world is more frightening but I think Huxley's is more believable.


I can safely say that we've found one concept on which we can agree completely. Yay us.:D
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If you could pass on only one book to the next generation, what would it be? Camilla - 01/04/2011 10:29:47 AM 1886 Views
good question Yunalesca - 01/04/2011 12:05:20 PM 1397 Views
The Kama Sutra *NM* Dark Knight - 01/04/2011 01:35:42 PM 453 Views
Well, it WOULD help insure that there would be at least 1 more generation after that... *NM* HyogaRott - 01/04/2011 07:49:30 PM 459 Views
Since you didn't exclude religious books... Larry - 01/04/2011 04:52:56 PM 991 Views
GRRM's SoIaF, maybe they will live long enough to see the series ended HyogaRott - 01/04/2011 07:59:58 PM 1200 Views
You live in hope, I see. Camilla - 01/04/2011 08:15:05 PM 939 Views
Norton's Anthology *NM* random thoughts - 01/04/2011 08:44:18 PM 443 Views
Lord save me. *NM* Camilla - 01/04/2011 08:46:13 PM 427 Views
quantiy over quality random thoughts - 03/04/2011 07:16:13 PM 976 Views
Re: quantiy over quality Camilla - 03/04/2011 07:18:13 PM 988 Views
I was mostly pissed that I had to $60 for it and everything we read was available for free random thoughts - 03/04/2011 11:27:24 PM 925 Views
That is a problem. Camilla - 03/04/2011 11:59:28 PM 1058 Views
Volume two hands down random thoughts - 04/04/2011 02:48:12 PM 876 Views
The first answer is far easier than the second. Tom - 01/04/2011 08:53:30 PM 1011 Views
Someone needs to mention the important stuff Tor - 01/04/2011 09:21:48 PM 1253 Views
I was worried you were going to drag Jordan into this. *NM* Camilla - 01/04/2011 09:23:11 PM 416 Views
cookery is important... Yunalesca - 02/04/2011 12:51:16 AM 1264 Views
I'm tempted to say 1984 nossy - 02/04/2011 01:32:22 PM 980 Views
Oooh, good choice. Camilla - 02/04/2011 01:33:27 PM 914 Views
Yeah, that seems like the obvious choice for me as well... but in my lifetime, no idea either. *NM* Legolas - 02/04/2011 06:23:54 PM 434 Views
I'd go with Brave New World, actually. Ghavrel - 02/04/2011 10:36:20 PM 1084 Views
I think Huxley has a better understanding of human nature and less politcal motive random thoughts - 03/04/2011 04:48:19 AM 895 Views
I love your opening sentence nossy - 03/04/2011 02:34:45 PM 1028 Views
thank you random thoughts - 03/04/2011 07:09:35 PM 1025 Views
You'll be interested to know nossy - 03/04/2011 02:33:25 PM 1022 Views
That was very good. Camilla - 03/04/2011 02:46:30 PM 1011 Views
Some parts of Orwell's dystopia did in fact come true, though. Legolas - 03/04/2011 03:07:07 PM 937 Views
you really need to read Brave New World random thoughts - 03/04/2011 07:14:04 PM 889 Views
We agree again. *NM* Camilla - 03/04/2011 07:45:06 PM 465 Views
stop that your scaring me *NM* random thoughts - 03/04/2011 11:27:52 PM 406 Views
I can berate you for writing "your" instead of "you're" if it makes you feel better. *NM* Camilla - 03/04/2011 11:30:14 PM 403 Views
thats OK I'm good random thoughts - 04/04/2011 02:49:45 PM 910 Views
Re: thats OK I'm good Camilla - 04/04/2011 02:51:34 PM 853 Views
Stranger in a Strange Land imlad - 02/04/2011 05:37:05 PM 894 Views
on second thought imlad - 02/04/2011 05:41:14 PM 997 Views
Can't recommend many published in my life that I've read;the Sprawl Trilogy if I can count a series. Joel - 03/04/2011 12:18:30 AM 1137 Views
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