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Gordy 2026

A reader-curated list

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The Comprehensive and Encyclopedic Conor Oberst Reading Guide: books featured in Oberst's lyrics and books he's talked about in interviews. Lyrics and links provided to cite my sources, cover my ass, etc. Lyrics: The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kun…

@digitalashNineteen Eighty-Four

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Winston Smith

All this marching up and down and cheering waving flags is simply sex gone sour.

@readingpopclassicsNineteen Eighty-Four

QuoteSep 7, 2024

Winston Smith

Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one.

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ReviewJul 18, 2024

The Memory Hole

Reread this book recently and was surprised to discover it's the origin of the term memory hole. At least I think it's the originator. In the fiction, the memory hole is a slot in the wall which leads to an incinerator. Shit gets memory holed in order to deli…

@court_talismanNineteen Eighty-Four

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Conor Oberst Reading List

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The Memory Hole