Shelfology Book Pairing

A Novel

by George Orwell

Portrays life in a future time when a totalitarian government watches over all citizens and directs all activities. In a bleak world where even thoughts are controlled by the Party, a minor bureaucrat tries to rebel.

A Work of Fiction

by Tim O'Brien

Each of these 22 tales relate the exploits and personalities of a fictional platoon of American soldiers in Vietnam.