1984

After forcing myself to complete the reading of Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's, I was excited to pick up something different. George Orwell's 1984 has been on my list to read since high school, believe it or not. I have finally checked it out and am amazed at how quickly it reads.
I definitely feel the color "drab"...gray, muted, colors...as I read this book. However, there is an exposure to color from the mind of Winston. I'm very curious to where this book will take me as it evokes similar feelings as the color-black and white contrast used in Gary Ross' Pleasantville. I'm already fascinated by the phrase "orthodoxy is unconsciousness." As a writer, it also completely grabbed my attention by the "destruction of words" to "narrow the range of thought." OH MY! Gripping, not for action, but due to the concepts and mental situations being set up in the first 75 pages.
I'm looking forward to this read, Orwell. I enjoyed Animal Farm back in high school, so I do not expect to be disappointed in this, my friend.