Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)

[spudcon]

First read it when I was 14, thought it was about communism. After seeing the movie, I realized it was about any dictatorial government. Now that I'm living it, I realize it was about brainwashing an entire culture.

[Griff]

Originally Posted by spudcon

Now that I'm living it, ...

Well I guess fair is fair, many of Americans lived it in the preceding administration. We have two teams who know what's good for America. Democracy sucks but it isn't communism or facism even if passionate team players would give us one or the other.

A lot depends on the individual kid. A sharp 12 y.o. will take a lot from the book. I think I read it at 14 for the first time.

My kids are reading classic / banned books in Catholic schools as well. My brother is teaching in a public school where the censorship is by low expectations rather than politics so he is efforting a change.