New Book Of George Orwell's Writings, Review

[Book Review]
Seeing Things As They Are: Selected Journalism and Other Writings by George Orwell
496pp, Harvill Secker,

[From review]
Orwell remains on his pedestal and there seems no imminent risk of him being defenestrated. Indeed, if anything, his reputation continues to grow.
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Orwell is always interesting, even when he is wrong
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Then there is his account of attending the House of Commons in 1944 and discovering: “It is just a collection of mediocre-looking men in dingy, dark suits, nearly all speaking in the same accent and all laughing at the same jokes.”
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There is no point, Orwell tells us, in being frank with our friends – and our enemies – if we cannot be honest with ourselves. Moreover, if we cannot manage the latter the former will be impossible. There is always a price to be paid for lies and for cowardice.

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