From: petertrei@gmail.com   
      
   On 1/4/2026 9:12 AM, James Nicoll wrote:   
   > Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell   
   >   
   > True love blooms in authoritarian Airstrip One.   
   >   
   > https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/when-spring-rejoices   
      
   You've got the same edition that was assigned in English class at   
   my boarding school - about 7th grade level. I read it then.   
      
   Its interesting to compare it to Yevgeny Zamyatin's 1921 novel "We",   
   from which it draws a lot of plot elements.   
      
   "We" also seems to be the inspiration for Ayn Rand's "Anthem".   
      
   Wikipedia lists 8 books as derivative, some of which appear to   
   be stretch.   
      
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