A review by sfletcher26
The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell
3.0
This is a book very much of two halves. The first is a straight descriptive piece on the life of the working class's in the north of England. very reminiscent of Down and Out in Paris and London it is an amazing read, well written and interesting to read.
The second half however is a work of socialist appology that starts out well but soon becomes unreadable unfortunately. For me part of the reason for this is that his thoughts on mechanisation are now completely dated and hopelessly simplistic.
Still well worth the time spent reading it though.
The second half however is a work of socialist appology that starts out well but soon becomes unreadable unfortunately. For me part of the reason for this is that his thoughts on mechanisation are now completely dated and hopelessly simplistic.
Still well worth the time spent reading it though.