Big Brother

Lori brings up "Big Brother" and that makes me think about the idea that there was a time when Big Brother wasn't a concept. Now, we all have an idea of it and there is even a reality show with that name for our amusement. A frightening symbol of totalitarianism is a pop cultural reference. What would Orwell make of that?

Arrival of Books

I know our books have arrived and some of us have begun reading. I just received a book to review from Library Journal so as soon as I get that review in I will start 1984. Perhaps to get in the swing of posting again and to get our discussion going, we could write some posts about the title. Our group is spread across a couple of age clusters. Some of us were aware of the book long before we read it and, at the same time, the actual year 1984 was far (or very far) in the future). For others, the year had passed by the time the book was read. I imagine that one's perspective is altered by that. I am in the far (but not very far) in the future group. Thoughts?