Homage to Catalonia

[Pedro Alonso Lopez]

An excellent first hand account by socialist George Orwell. As he states himself it is not propaganda, some excelltent lessons and observations. Fast becoming the greatest book I have ever read and I read a lot.

[commie kg]

I agree. It's a favorite of mine.

[eyedrop]

Have it in my book shelf, haven't had time to read it, ordered it toghether with an other book and had to read the other book first.

But now I'm finished with the other book.

[Intifada]

i just borrowed it today from the library. it seems like a good book. ive enjoyed some other works by him.

[Pedro Alonso Lopez]

Trust me you will enjoy it, Orwell is essential reading for any left minded individual.

And Animal Farm of course is the most subversive criticism of Stalinist Russia I have ever come across.

[Danton]

It's far from Orwells best in my humble opinion but worthy reading nonetheless, for a non-pompous or self important first hand account of the Spanish conflict check George Wheeler's - to make the people smile again..
It's fairly ragged but deeply vivid and personal, written by a surviving international brigader who witnessed the Fascists sadism in a concentration camp near the river Ebro...

[SittingBull47]

I will definetly check it out sometime, I make it a point to include Orwell in my library

[Don't Change Your Name]

I started reading it some time ago but I haven't finished yet. But I put a bit of it in my signature.

[j.guevara]

I read Homage to Catalonia recently, I liked it alot. I now have an interest in the Spanish Civil War(something i never learned about in school) Im going to get The Spanish Anarchists by Murray Bookchin and Anarchists in the Spanish Revolution by Jose Peirats, whenever i can afford and find them. Any of you read those books? If so, would you reccomend them?

[Danton]

Definatley! Also a biography of Federico Lorca I recently read delves into the war as a backdrop to his story, fantastic..

[kingbee]

in hte book, the anecdotal stuff is good, but the boring factual parts, where it goes on bout the countless different groups, which goes on forever.

my fav book by him is down and out in paris and london. its brill

[Kez]

yeah, as has been said, its good for anecdotal stuff, but if one hopes it can be a guide of some sort, its not the case

A very good read none the less, really enjoyed it, and theres funny and sad parts in it, and of course the writing style is superb