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Summary: Screw a class, just read this for Russian history
Review: First let me point out that Old Major is not Karl Marx, and Karl Marx did not take part in the Bolshevik revolution in 1917 as another reviewer erroneously reported. Old Major is Vladimir Lenin, whose death sparked a power struggle between Trotsky and Stalin (hopefully we all know how that turned out).
Second, let me say this is a history of Russia on a farm, with animals replacing the people. I'm taking a course on Russian revolutions and I'm seeing how exactly this book's story coincides with the actual events. This could be a textbook for the course if only professors could be more fun.
And third, all I want to say is that I would consider this and 1984 the only two novels that can carry the description "must-read."
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Summary: Timeless Classic :P
Review: I HIGHLY recommend this book to absolutely everybody. I've read Orwell's Animal Farm thrice, and I enjoyed it more and more every time. There is just SO much to get out of this book. The third time I read Animal Farm, it was for sophomore World English, and our test was made of completely random quotes from the book. We had to explain the significance of the quote as it reflects the Russian Revolution. There is so much depth to this book! The first time I read it, I saw the superficial level- story about animals, good, bad, ugly. It was great. Then, as I read it twice and then a third time, I got more out of it than I ever imagined. This is the 2nd best book that came from the 1940's (behind Aldous Huxley's Brave New World).
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Summary: Wasn't what I expected
Review: This book was kind of boring. It really didn't get into it. I was hoping for a little bit better book. I would maybe recomend this book to someone younger, between the ages of 8 and 12. Maybe someone else can get into this book more but I didn't like it personally.
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Summary: A pure classic
Review: Thi i on of the greatest books I have ever read! my English teacher really had good taste in books. This book is one of best pieces of literature Orwell has ever written. Oh, and to the inbred idiots who gave this a bad review, this book is not actually about animals taking over a farm! The bbok is really about the history of Soviet Russia! The book is supposed show that Communism never works, because the leaders are always becoming corrupt! YOU DUMBASSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: It is a nice book to read
Review: There is a farm called Manor farm. On that farm there is a guy called Mr.Jones. One night he for got to feed the aniamls.The animals kicked down the fence and drove the humans out. The animals are now working as humans. The animals on the Manor farm did not like each other. They always had a commander on the farm as a leader to lead them. The pig were first to lead them. Then Napoleon anther pig would be able to take to the humans. I would tell you that Animal farm is a great book if you like to read about farm animals. Their job in the book is like it is on a farm. The horses work to pull equipment and the cows give the milk. The animals can be like humans. There wasn't much about the book I didn't like. It is not really like any other book I've read recently.
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Summary: Animal Farm
Review: I can guarantee that there a plenty of other reviews that explain the setting of this novel, so I will simply say this: Animal Farm is one of my favorite books and, I'm sure many would agree with me, is one of the greatest classics ever published. I believe everyone should read this book and, quite frankly, it would be ridiculous not to do so.
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Summary: Ironic
Review: Those that wish to control society have learned more from such works as "Animal Farm" and "1984" "Brave new World" than the societies that their respective authors wished to protect. Sad and ironic.
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Summary: Napoleon our not so great leader!
Review: George Orwell's Animal farm, a political allegory of the extraordinary events of The Russian Revolution, was republished by Penguin Books in 1989. This complex book isn't as simple as first thought, Orwell referred to it as a fairytale but infact is a short enjoyable novel. This book is what I was told to expect it's wonderful and a real thrilling and a splendid read. Although it was first wrote in the 1950's its still as good as first written. This clever book will let you drift away and watch the hours fly by. On first reading this book I was amazed at the way Orwell managed to take a complicated issue such as the Russian Revolution and turn it into an enjoyable, informative read. Old major dreamt of a loving peaceful world, free of all men and so the animal's rebel against farmer Jones and so he soon gives up the fight. But things don't turn out to plan and things soon go wrong. All the animals should have been equal but the more clever ones soon start to take control. Napoleon, who becomes the main leader after much deliberation, gets a loyal pig, squealer, to distort the truth on what's happening behind the lines.
If you like a fun, pleasurable, different book about animals rebelling against their master and the Russian Revolution then this is the book for you. It's interesting, complex it has a lot of excitement and is first class it's a good fun read and I recommend that you read it but isn't one of the best books ever published as some people may say.
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Summary: Classic!
Review: A great read! I enjoyed this book as I did with Harper Lee's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD and Jackson McCrae's BARK OF THE DOGWOOD. Great, all of them!
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Summary: Very Compelling Work
Review: This is a very interesting novel - there is more to it than meets the eye. The book is replete with political and social metaphors. It is essentially a mockery of communism. Orwell's characterization is interesting indeed.
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