tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322995747669796194.post3802706597995794565..comments2024-02-09T16:00:40.486+01:00Comments on Edith's Miscellany: Book Review: Burmese Days by George OrwellEdith LaGrazianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07885017198423641770noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322995747669796194.post-62937422560894548652016-06-21T14:50:23.712+02:002016-06-21T14:50:23.712+02:00Thanks for your comment, Judy! I too had only read...Thanks for your comment, Judy! I too had only read <i>Animal Farm</i> and <i>Nineteen Eighty-Four</i> until I dug a little deeper. At first, I planned to review <i>Keep the Aspidistra Flying</i> - excellent, by the way -, but then I thought that I could make a three-book tour of South-East Asia with <i>Burmese Days</i> as a centre piece. And I think that it was a good choice.<br /><br />The image of <a href="http://edith-lagraziana.blogspot.com/2016/01/52-books-in-52-weeks-2016-list.html" rel="nofollow"><i>Read 52 Books in 52 Weeks</i></a> is linked to my list containing the books that I've read so far and that I already reviewed or will review for certain.Edith LaGrazianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07885017198423641770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322995747669796194.post-55068096612340540392016-06-20T22:10:44.880+02:002016-06-20T22:10:44.880+02:00I have only read his famous ones. This one sounds ...I have only read his famous ones. This one sounds good for the view of colonial life and the critiques of it. Did you make your own list for this challenge? Judy Kruegerhttp://keepthewisdom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322995747669796194.post-35952648767687273862016-06-18T14:07:22.306+02:002016-06-18T14:07:22.306+02:00Thanks for your comment, Stephanie! It's so ni...Thanks for your comment, Stephanie! It's so nice to see that my reviews actually inspire to read the books I present... :-)<br /><br />There's another review of a book set in South-East Asia coming up - by a writer from Malaysia this time.Edith LaGrazianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07885017198423641770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322995747669796194.post-61842662714238135542016-06-17T17:58:28.257+02:002016-06-17T17:58:28.257+02:00I share your love of exploring other cultures thro...I share your love of exploring other cultures through reading and actively search books from all over the world. I haven't read this Orwell though so will search it out. Thanks for the interesting review :-)<br /><br />Stephanie Jane @ <a href="http://litflits.blogspot.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Literary Flits</a>Stephanie Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com