Just finished reading "A Kestrel for a Knave" by Barry Hines.
Deeply moved, even a little bit teary towards the end.
Mostly the themes of escaping a dreary, grim working class existence were what resonated with me.
Can /lit/ recommend a book with similar themes?
what a retarded picture
>>7375557
your post is equally retarded and shows a staggering lack of any kind of historical imagination
>>7375966
explain please
>>7375506
Oh God, I remember being lucky enough to read that book when I was twelve for English. I've had an incredibly privileged background, but my mum grew up in a council estate by Brick Lane in the East End, and it helped me to understand her a lot more - particularly the nagging.
>>7376211
It's your typical uneducated "everything was better before", "modern society is stupid!" bullshit.
>>7376232
Except for our much increased production rates and technological improvements, how exactly is that bullshit?
>>7376240
human rights laws
social aid
woman's suffrage
modern medicine
humanitarian aid and efforts
archaeology, both in technology and the ethics and even the desire to preserve lost cultures
affordable books, by the way
I could keep going, but I don't have 5 hours to spare.
>>7376271
I already mentioned technological advancements, the rest of the items you mentioned just made us worse off, m8.
>>7376276
Oh! You're a moron. Now I understand.
>>7376279
Stop addressing the mirror, please
