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Summary: The last part of this book is horrible
Review: I am not one of those stupid people whose only exuse for not liking a book is that "it's boring." Animal Farm is definately NOT boring. It is both interesting and exciting. I loved this book until I reached the last part of this book. I absolutely hated the ending. It ruined a great book. I understand the point of the book, but I still don't like it. I suggest that you read this book, but skip the end.
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Summary: Animal Farm Review
Review: In this novel George Orwell creates a fairy tale story about talking animals that end up taking over a farm. Together these animals work together to run a farm without the help of humans. They also divide up chores, write up a set of laws, and are even capable of defending the farm.The book has many examples of sybolism. The connections the reader is capable of making is infinite. These connections can be not only seen in particular characters, but also in the farm itself. I highly recommend this book to any reader.
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Summary: Animal Farm !?!?!?
Review: I enjoyed reading 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell. It is a book that if you don't read all that carefully can just be mistaken for a book about the revolution that happens in just one farm, but it is really much much more.
George Orwell was a very political writer in books such as '1984' and, this book, 'Animal Farm.' He was a socialist that was critical of Communism and hated Totalitaianism. He thought that the modern man was unable to deal with demands of his history, so it is interesting that he chose animals to tell this interpretation of government.
I see it as an interpretation of what went down in Germany during and prior to World War 2, starting with Stalin and going to Hitler. The different figures from actual history are sometimes blended into one character, but it still follows the same principles. The way that Orwell does this is very clever and creative. It takes the idea of talking animals to the next level and shows them using some extreme personification.
If you are contemplating this book, I think that you really should. It is a great way to see not only an interesting way to look at the government, but as the book progresses you will see a very interesting comment about human nature. I give it a good two thumbs up. It may not be that long or that thick of a book, but it is really good with good statements. ENJOY!!!
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Summary: Bad Book
Review: I had to read this book in 8th grade and then againmy sophomore year of High School and I hated itboth times. I understnd it's meaning and it's importance how its about communism and all, but that doesn't take awayfrom teh fact that it's BORING! If you haven't read it all ready, save yourself now and don't!!!
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Summary: Classic political allegory
Review: Animal Farm is a very thought provoking fairy tale. This powerful book fully explores the rise and fall of the Soviet Union long before Soviet criticism from the West became popular (the book was rejected by four publishers). The original manuscript was completed in 1944 - around the same time when American citizens had more respect for their Soviet allies than they had for their British allies. Indeed, Orwell saw the writing on the wall and took action while everyone else was turning their heads away from Stalin's terror. Orwell felt that whenever a revolution succeeds, the wise thing for the revolting people to do is to get rid of those who led them during revolt because these people are in it for their own power. He also "reduced everything to the simple theory that the oppressed are always right and the oppressors are always wrong."
Interestingly, Animal Farm's political message is often misunderstood even today. Many believe that the work is not only an anti-Soviet piece, but also an anti-communist piece. This point of view was excessively taught in our American school system throughout the Cold War. Contrary to all of this, Orwell was a socialist before, during, and after writing Animal Farm (and until the day he died). He was merely illustrating the corruption that had resulted in the Soviet Union and the failure of the populace to reject the leadership immediately. The novella is a quick, splendid read, and when stripped of political meaning it is still a good fairy tale in itself. Read Animal Farm today for its political value, or read it to your children for everyone's entertainment.
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Summary: Sad...
Review: I'm probably one of a very few adults who haven't read or heard about this book. I was warned that this book was meant to be a parody of Communism (whatever that means). I'd like to think of it as a nice fable with a sad ending. But I can't escape the fact that it is overtly a criticism meant to poke fun at the Communists in Russia. <random thought>I felt really bad for Boxer. The horse that has a white stipe down his nose making him look stupid (these were the words the author used). Here's someone with a steadfast character and a determination that if only he worked harder things would get better.</random thought> <aside>Only after reading this book did I come to understand how ignorance and illiteracy could lead to abuse and oppression. I grew up in a country that was colonized by the Spaniards for over three centuries. During this time, the Spaniards made sure none of the natives learned how to read or write. They feared that once the natives learned what was going on around them, they would rebel. And indeed they did. That was the smartest thing they ever did.</aside> The author remarks, in the original preface in the appendix section of the 50th Anniversary illustrated hardcover edition, how the USSR took a good political ideal such as Socialism, and twisted it to an abomination that's worth mockery. Indeed, George Orwell has even fought in a Spanish war to defend Socialism. This was when he took a bullet through the neck and lived to write about it later on. I can see why this book is a classic. It's short, easy to read, carries a powerful idea and applies to more than just Communism. LEAP rating (each out of 5):
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L (Language) - 4.5 (very well written, clear and concise)
E (Erotica) - 0 (n/a)
A (Action) - 2 (deaths do occur)
P (Plot) - 3 (not really a plot heavy story)
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Summary: the best critique of human society
Review: "Animal Farm" illustrates the revolution on a farm when the animals decide they don't want to be enslaved by the farmer anymore. They drive him away and set up a new society where the animals all work together and share the profits equally (also known as communism.) The pigs appoint themselves the leaders and all the animals decide on 7 commandments that will be their credo (i.e. not do business with humans, not walk on two legs, etc.) Of course this barnyard utopia quickly crumbles when certain species get power-hungry and think themselves above the rules. Readers from every walk of life will be able to recognize and relate a situation from Animal Farm to their own lives. It is an amazing metaphorical masterpiece set forth in a clever writing style to hold the readers' attention and ensure they get the message.
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Summary: Animal Farm is an Awesome Book
Review: Due to the ingenious mind and masterful writing of George Orwell, Animal Farm is one of the greatest books ever written. At a glance, this book is a "fairy tale" about animals taking over a farm and turning the farm into a utopia. Without Mr. Jones (the owner) taking his share of the profits, the farm, under the tutelage of the pigs, thrives diligently for a year. But the pigs become selfish and end up breaking all of the commandments that they had set forth, and life for all of the animals, except the pigs, worsens to the point that it is worse than when Mr. Jones ran the farm. In actuality, this story is about Orwell's disgust for communism. Animal Farm describes the Russian Revolution that began toward the end of WWI, and also describes the leadership of the Bolsheviks under Stalin. Stalin promised a society in that everyone is of equal worth, but he became greedy, as did the pigs in the story. His rule became better known as totalitarianism, or tyranny. Though Orwell dies in 1950, this book prophesizes the eventual fall of Russia. Orwell's ideas can be summed up in one sentence, "A communist society will inevitably fail because of greed."
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Summary: WOW!!! thats nuts!
Review: Animal farm is a story to make you think. This book is the truth. It lays human nature out on the table, as if it were a four-course meal, explaining each and every detail, which show just how greedy, selfish and oppressive one can be. For these reasons I loved this book. Joey-bet cha can't guess...
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Summary: Good satire, and true
Review: This anthropomophic tale is a satire of communism in Russia, expounding upon the author's view of communism's evil through the actions of animals who represent the people caught in the Russian Revolution. They revolt against man (the Czar) and the pigs become the leaders. They paint the rules on a fence, but gradually it seems that the rules change. What horse remembers as each rule no longer exists; they have been replaced by subtly differently worded rules, with decidedly different meanings. The horse remember the rule that "All animals are equal." When she returns to look at the barn wall, however, it says "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others." The pigs become the government and one pig secretly trains dogs that kill "traitors" who confess. The dogs are his army and his KGB. There is a Lenin pig, a Stalin pig, and a Karl Marx pig. In the end, it is impossible to tell "man from pig or pig from man." I liked this book because of its topic and Orwell's writing style. The satire is obvious and the point is clear.
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