Summer Reading (and a Summer Film)

 Just in case any of you stop by to visit the blog this summer, I wanted to share a book recommendation.

It is an oldie, but a goodie. Indeed it has never been more relevant to the times we are living in. I refer, of course, to George Orwell's 1984, a prophetic novel about life in a country that very much resembles America in 2023. I am re-reading it as I write this post. It is bone-chilling in its prophetic description of what life in America is becoming here in 2023. Here is a link to Amazon

And here is a brief excerpt about "doublethink:"

Doublethink: “to hold simultaneously two opinions which cancelled out, knowing them to be contradictory and believing in both of them, to use logic against logic, to repudiate morality while laying claim to it, to believe that democracy was impossible and that the Party was the guardian of democracy, to forget whenever it was necessary to forget….” 

 Sound familiar? Lol!

My film recommendation is also a classic that is more relevant today than ever. It is A Man For All Seasons, a drama about Sir Thomas More, religious liberty, and freedom from compelled speech about marriage.  It won 6 Oscars including for Best Picture. Here is a link