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My Book Review of ‘Why I Write’

11/18/2025 by Debbi

 

Hello. Today I’m reviewing George Orwell’s Why I Write. Did I do this before? I don’t think so. I think I talked about it a little bit, but I didn’t actually review the book. Well, my review will consist of reading a few passages to convince you why you should read this book. Here’s one. You’ve probably heard of the novel Animal Farm? If you haven’t read it, you really should. He says here, “Animal Farm was the first book in which I tried with full consciousness of what I was doing to fuse political purpose and artistic purpose into one whole. I have not written a novel for seven years, but I hope to write another fairly soon. It is bound to be a failure. Every book is a failure, but I know with some clarity what kind of book I want to write.” I really like that kind of assertiveness there in his writing, what he says, what he intends to say. Let us see.

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Politics and Pre-existing Conditions

05/06/2017 by Debbi

This is old news by now, because I didn’t tweet about this or create a funny meme immediately after the news reports. But, I can’t stay silent on what Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama had to say about pre-existing conditions.

A Salon magazine story blared the following headline: Alabama congressman: “People who lead good lives” don’t have preexisting conditions. With the subhead: Mo Brooks says people without pre-existing conditions have “done things the right way”.

Now, here’s the thing. After saying all that, he turned on a dime and said the complete opposite.

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Welcome to my writers' corner of the Internet. I'm a novelist, who also writes short stories and screenplays. I hope to share the benefit of my experiences as an indie author with dystonia since 2009. I also post a lot of book reviews, because I love to read and learn new things. I hope to share that knowledge with you.

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