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The Wanting Seed is a great read. Part societal study and certainly a criticism of British society. Anthony Burgess ask what happens to British society if the population overwhelms food supplies. This has been called a comedy, but I am not sure I agree. It is certainly satire, but not so sure it is funny. He certainly lampoons the upper crust and social climbers along with British stoicism, yet it is wrapped in tragedy.
The Wanting Seed watches the death of government, but not of a people and ho ...more
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If George Orwell could collaborate with Charles Dickens and have Swift's "A Modest Proposal" on hand, it would be titled "The Wanting Seed". I absolutely loved reading this, even more so than Burgess's "A Clockwork Orange".
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