Animal Farm

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Summary: one of the best
Review: i would suggest this book to any young person who wishes to learn more of the evils of both capatialism and communism. It shows how a worker based revolution with the right leader can work while a corrupt leader can bring it down with one stroke.

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Summary: Animals getting a little wacky with Farm Domination
Review: This one is a twisted fairy tale, or more like an elevated Aesop's Fable. It has a point to make. Important this many years later for its denunciation of totalitarian communism, Orwell felt strongly to tell the world how the Soviet's had derailed and bastardized the socialist cause. The story is semi-compelling. The writing is a little flat. That's what keeps it from earning 5 stars. There once was a time when searching out the meaning behind each allegory was elevated to a Holy Grail Hunt at the encouragement of High School English teachers everywhere. As adults we've came to realize symbolism just isn't all that cool. It's great and fun that there is a code here...the pigs are the communist ruling class, Snowball may be Lenin or Trotsky, Napoleon may well be Stalin. It's intriguing but a lot of work to figure it out. Literary art takes elements of reality, life, and elevates it to another plane. There are some eerie moments here when things come full circle and the pigs look like men an men look like pigs, but if you want the true masterpiece of Orwell denouncing the totalitarian state, give "1984" a read. This one's short and cheap though and can be polished off in a day or weekend.

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Summary: Symbolic
Review: Some people view this book as a simple story about how some animals take over the farm they live on. Others who know anything about WWII read it, and understand how all the characters symbolize the important people from WWII. It's a really neat book, and everything has a hidden meaning, all related to WWII. It's well written, and unlike most war stories, it is really short. I probably wouldn't read it again though.

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Summary: well written book
Review: Animal Farm is a typical book for school. It is well written. I found it is written in an easy language, so it is easy to read. I think it ia a good book for everyone, who likes George Orwell or other books, which were written in the same style.

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Summary: quite interesting
Review: This book treats a very interesting issue which is, in my opinion, still very current. A revolution with a totalitarian regime following afterwards was and is still very likely to happen today. the book gets partly boring, that is in the middle of it when it is described how things get worse for the andimals but nothing actually happens. I think it is useful and important to read the book, but it is not to be read if you want something enjoyable.

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Summary: well written book
Review: Animal Farm is a typical book for school. It is well written. I found it is written in an easy language, so it is easy to read. I think it is a good book for everyone who likes George Orwell or other books, which were written in the same style.

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Summary: quite interesting
Review: This book treats a very interesting issue which is, in my opinion, still very current. It is about a revolution with a totalitarian regime following afterwards. This was and is still very likely to happen today. The book gets partly boring, that is in the middle of it when it is described how things get worse for the animals but nothing actually happens. I think it is useful and important to read the book, but it is not to be read if you want something enjoyable.

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Summary: Nice work
Review: Animal Farm is a interesting-written book. Although i had to read it for school, as a homework, I partly enjoyed it. U can learn a lot about the russian revolution, if u look at the things, the animal do, a little bit closer. U always have to keep in mind that the actions, which happen, are based on a true story. If u read it really sober, it effects on u as a book 4 kids. But if u read it attentive and look on the background of the actions, u can connect the plod to the russian revolution and learn a lot about it.

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Summary: Nice book, if there hadn't been these exams...
Review: I think the book shows in a good way the failur of the Russian Revolution and it's a good example for every situation in which a revolution missed it's aim. It's good that Orwell chose the genre of the fable. It's easy to pass the massage of the book if you use animals,because people associate different animals with different character traits. I think the book is nice to read and it's well written, but I would have enjoyed it more, if I hadn't had to do my English exam about it.

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Summary: Homework Lisa W.
Review: On one hand I found the book interesting, because it shows how someone gains power. On the other hand, I didn`t like the book, because it is very detailed, with many unimportant things. This made it boring to read. I think that you should read it, if you are interested in the russian revolution, but if you aren`t, I wouldn`t read it if I was you.