"Nineteen Eighty-Four" by George Orwell

A dreary, depressing and enlightening book. Doublespeak. Taking away liberty to give people freedom. Donald Trump. This book was much more theoretical and less a story than I expected. Interesting that "Brave New World" came out 20 years earlier. I actually thought of this book as being the older one.

"Still Life" by Louise Penny

Not a bad book, but I don't see what all the fuss is about. I think Penny's characters are clumsily drawn, and leave me with a feeling of insularity. All they think and talk about is themselves. This is definitely not literature and I am not tempted to read more Inspector Gamache stories.