Coming Up for Air
by George Orwell
Taste attributes: dramaslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringself destruction/implosiontroubled leadssocial commentary
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, heavy novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
Years in insurance and marriage to the joyless Hilda have been no more than death in life to George Bowling. This and fear of another war take his mind back to the peace of his childhood in a small country town. But his return journey to Lower Binfield brings complete disillusionment.
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- Author
- George Orwell
- Published
- 1939
- Pages
- 278
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- Open Library
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