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Old 07-20-2010, 09:24 AM   #22
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]Given the political climate, Animal Farm and 1984 by Orwell are good re-reads.
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Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

Grab a short story collection from Gogol... a collection that contains "The Overcoat" would encompass a perceived time of strength for his writing.

Orhan Pamuk's Snow is quite good.

Death of a Salesman was much better than I could have imagined.

Really anything by Vonnegut if you just need a quick read but with depth and humour.

... and so it goes.
Somebody who doesn't understand the current political climate reads them in order to say they understand the current political climate.

Unless you live in Burma.
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