Down and Out in Paris and London - George Orwell
I loved half of this book. The first part, when George Orwell is broke, living in Paris, and working in various restaurants was an absolute joy to read. I've spent a lot of time working in the hospitality industry so I could really relate to a lot of it.
Then in the second half of the book, he moves back to London and starts living in workhouses & hanging out with homeless people. This is where he started to loose me. I guess I just couldn't relate to these chapters like I could the earlier ones. Also, I've always found cockney dialogue a bit though to follow.
All up I still think this is a good book. It's not quite on par with 1984 or Animal Farm, but it's not far off either.
I loved half of this book. The first part, when George Orwell is broke, living in Paris, and working in various restaurants was an absolute joy to read. I've spent a lot of time working in the hospitality industry so I could really relate to a lot of it.
Then in the second half of the book, he moves back to London and starts living in workhouses & hanging out with homeless people. This is where he started to loose me. I guess I just couldn't relate to these chapters like I could the earlier ones. Also, I've always found cockney dialogue a bit though to follow.
All up I still think this is a good book. It's not quite on par with 1984 or Animal Farm, but it's not far off either.