I also re-read '1984', which makes me swallow my words. That's just all kinds of potent, and full of menace. The restrictiveness/absurdity of relations he forecasts is pretty much where we're at now. I don't care for novels but I make an exception here.
This is good to know, It's been on my mental "to read" list for ages and I finally bought it this week.
I'll make a start once I've finished The Road to Oxiana by Robert Byron.