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Animal Farm

George Orwell's 1945 satirical novel that looks at a revolution of barnyard animals against their owners and then each other.

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Jul 10, 2010

by TOASTmilwaukee

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Animal Farm written by George Orwell is a shocking account of a group of farm animals that start a revolution, rise against their "Master" and attempt to create a free and equal society. The first weeks of their endeavor seemed promising until one animal assumes the role of "Leader". Then instead of honesty and decency - propaganda and exploitation flourish along with other brainwashing tactics. Filled with metaphor and imbedded with satire this gives readers a disturbing look into the reality of how governments are managed and how they really feel about the people the govern!

(P.S. "George Orwell" is a pen name - the author’s real name is Eric Blair)

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review by thepoprockstar. July 01, 2010

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Classic

Animal Farm has in my experience often been used as reading for children. There was even an animated cartoon of it made which I don't quite understand as the book deals with some adult issues and is only presented in a childlike way for the purposes of satire. The underlying message in the book is obvious to adults but will go right over the heads of children. Essentially Animal Farm is all about the exploits of a bunch of anthropomorphised animals who overthrow their … more

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review by Improvbear. July 02, 2010

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Steps Leading to Hell: Animal Farm's Description of Good Intentions

For those who may not know the plot of this famous tale, let me abbreviate it to a shocking degree. Orwell presents us with thinking, talking (to each other) animals on a farm who, roused by the vision of freedom by one dying member of their clan, throw off their shackles, rout the human farmers, and come to run the farm for themselves. Slowly, the special commandments that led them to their egalitarian freedoms become changed, until we see the communal farm become led by a dictatorship of pigs, … more

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review by jankro. July 19, 2010

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Damn pigs !!! Just like the politicians where I live, lol.

Back in high school though we studied the book thoroughly for external exams, it was only after getting out into the real world that we fully grasped some of what the writer was trying to get across. At the time it was funny and quite interesting. The idea of talking pigs and cows was hilarious. At the time of reading the book I went through a rollercoaster of emotions, sorrow for the horse boxer, anger at the pigs, disdain for Molly. I would recommend … more

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Quick Tip by jankro. July 19, 2010

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this is another of the books on the list we had to know inside out for external exams back in high school. i loved it and have a copy sitting around here somewhere. i plan to write a book one day soon and i hope i can do half as good a job as this orwell fellow did. this book has so many hidden meanings and stories behind things it is really interesting, the characters are funny and realistic at the same time, snowball, molly, boxer, oh the memories. my favorite quote/commandment is "all animals … more

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Quick Tip by vampire_eyez. July 17, 2010

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two feet bad gour feet good! i read this book in highschool and have read it again since then, evey time i read it i see something new that i didn't catch before. well worth the read, makes a good college book report essay.

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Quick Tip by iamstepha. July 15, 2010

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Really good and a book that would probably be good to have a study aid with because there is so much symbolism and meaning to this allegory. There are probably even some things I missed.

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review by PHIVER23. July 14, 2010

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Not what i expected, but still a good book

As I read this book, it started to become clear that this was not just a simple story about different animals and their lives on a seemingly flourishing farm. The plot is actually an elaborate allegory for some of the events that occurred during the Russian Revolution. I would recommend this book to adults, and I guess to students too, since there is so much rich symbolism and universal themes. The setting of the book is at Manor Farm, located in England, and it is later renamed to Animal Farm. … more

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Quick Tip by DixieZ. July 12, 2010

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Reread again recently and found it or so real to life! Maybe to real.

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Quick Tip by Forgotten_Mixtape. July 09, 2010

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This is a really good book. I like how different it is, and it really is an eye-opener. George Orwell was an amazing writer.

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Quick Tip by Shandorian. July 06, 2010

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" All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others". What a great line. I think the brilliance of this novel is it shows you the heart of communism: how simple and tricky it is. Another piece of literature that has shows you the subtle truth of communism was Superman: Red Son

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A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned--a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible.

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