![]() I was fascinated by his essay The Prevention of Literature: "The mere prevalence of certain ideas can spread like poison.". ![]() ".plenty of not quite certifiable lunatics walking the streets, and they tend to gravitate towards bookshops.". I would have preferred it if this book was a collection of his writings on just the books and bookshop experiences in his life, including some of his fictional bookshops. That said, Orwell's thoughts, experiences and ideas about the various happenings in his life were interesting and well conveyed. The occasional publishing/printing error in the book made it feel as if a machine had mindlessly produced the book, randomly choosing essays from other works, and copying the text without any human editor to check the completed work. ![]() Only two of the seven chapters were really about books. ![]()
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