In a message dated 96-10-09 08:51:50 EDT, you write:
<< 1984 is clearly science fiction. When it came out, most reviewers
thought it was "too good to be science fiction". Unfortunately, some
still hold that attitude.
-- Mike Resnick
>>
Definitely. 1984 had many technological predictions, and I can't think of a
more disturbing prediction than Orwell's "Big Brother". It is one of the
finest novels I have ever read, SF or no.
JeffR
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