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Summary: Good book!
Review: The book is well written and I like it. But I think that not everyone will like the book-it is more about people having a revolution and people gaining power than about animals living on a farm. When I read the book I liked the comparison between animals and human beings. The behavior of the animals in the book shows the typical behavior of Man.
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Summary: Quite Possibly the Greatest Book Ever Penned
Review: I really don't know how to explain why this book is so good. It mocks the Russians, and is more than just a bunch of talking animals who take over a farm. What the animals create is a civilation just like ours... maybe even better. In our world, the most powerfull people, naturally, become the most respected. In this case, the most powerfull people are the pigs, who, because they are smarter than the rest of the animals, become the rulers, the respected. Soon the pigs become more and more power hungry. The pigs change the laws the animals created. They become greedy. And finally, when the pigs decide to start trading with humans, the other animals become unable to tell human from pig.
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Summary: Freaky Story about Animals
Review: Animal Farm is much, much more than a story about animals. These animals are used to portray Russian history. Seems weird doesn't it? But it makes sense! Everything in this book mirrors Russian history and the characters were created after Russian historical figures. It starts out with a pig named Old Major (who stands for Karl Marx) who sees visions of a wonderful revolution where animals will share everything and the world will be beautiful without any humans, especially Mr. Jones their master. Mr. Jones stands for Czar Nicholas II. They revolt from him and set up their own commandments, the Seven Commandments which includes things like "no animals shall wear clothings", "no animals shall sleep in a bed", "no animals shall consume alchohol", and "all animals are equal". The pigs, who are known as the smartest animals which is an actual fact, take over control of the farm. Napoleon stands for Stalin who wants a strong central government and wants to teach the young only while Snowball stands for Lenin who wants a democracy and to educate all of the people. The animals on the farm other than the pigs stand for common people. Boxer the horse stands for the physically strong people that aren't very smart. Benjamin the mule (Boxer's best friend) stands for the smart people who know what's going on, but are too stubborn to admit there is a problem. Clover stands for someone who's motherly and cares about every one else. The dogs stand for military people. The chickens stand for the smart, but weak people. The cats stand for the lazy people who don't want to do any work, but want to have rewards. Moses the Raven stands for religion with his talk of where animals go when they die (Sugar Candy Mountain). The sheep stand for the brainwashed people who can't think for themselves. Everything in this book happens for a reason. It's a weird story about how communism will never work because pigs will always be greedy pigs. It's a really great story about talking animals, but it's an even better story when you take it apart and analyze and think to yourself, "but what if so and so got with so and so.... could they have stopped this from happening?" The ending of this book is a really freaky ending... Always remember "Two legs baaaaad, four legs better!"
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Summary: A fantastic allegory
Review: Animal Farm is a fantastic allegory on the Russian Revolution. All the main characters, such as Stalin, Karl Marx etc. can be found in this short piece of satire. i disagree with pple who say that this book is simply a summary of 1984. I have read both books and I feel that although they are similar in some ways, there deal with different subjects. There is a fine line seperating the two. 1984 is mainly about "big brother", almost something like dictatorship, or autocratism in a futuristic setting while Animal Farm is about communism. One gripe I have about Animal Farm is its lack of action. It also lacks depth, and is a pretty superficial glance at communism and its appearance in Russia. It could just be any anit-communist book in the market. Nothing really special. Yes, I know, I'm a geek, a nerd and a weirdo.
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Summary: Leaves You Thinking
Review: I'd heard about this book, but not enough to spoil the surprise that came with the great ending of "Animal Farm." Although I recently read "1984," and felt that some of the same themes resurfaced in "Animal Farm," this book was fresh enough to make it a worthwhile read. I've been recommending this book vigourously to friends and family, even if they had already read "Animal Farm" in high school. The fact that the book stuffs this much food for thought into 101 pages is amazing.
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Summary: animal farm
Review: I thought Animal Farm was by far one of the best books i ever read.Instead of living the rest of their lives in slavery the animals stoodtogether in a daring rebellion against mankind. After the overthrow of the humans some of the more intellectual animals became as evil and corupte as their former masters.It is a classic story of how power can corupte anyone, and no one could tell it better than George Orwell. I would recommend this book to anyone and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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Summary: Animal Farm
Review: Animal Farm was a very interesting book. It was about a bunch of animals managing a farm on their own with any outside help. They got tired of their lazy drunken farmer and had a rebellion and kicked him off the farm. It was a very good book and I liked it because it was almost like real. I could just picture farm animals living and working on their own. It was just like they were real people. George Orwell did a great job giving the animals character and personality. It almost seemed that they were alive. If you like fantasy I suggest you read this book.
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Summary: Corrupted By Selfishness
Review: Animal Farm is a true story of the causes and effects of war, not only does it express true meaning but the story had a fictional twist, that makes the book all the more interesting to read. This book has knowledgable message, being that too much power is what the problem really is. Animals rebelled against man because of his selfishness for power and wealth, as it turns out, power does not destroy, only among men, but to those who try to grasp it. this book is exciting because there are some suprising twists. when you read this book you will feel victory, sadness, remorse and anger, and this book is strongly recommended.
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Summary: A Modern Fable
Review: My most common critique when reading literature is that the characters are not real. Very few writers have an ability to accurately portray human bahvior as it really is and not how we wish it to be. It's ironic that George Orwell managed to nail down human nature exactly in a book about farm animals. In Animal Farm, the animals have rebelled against their oppressive human master. They set themselves up in a collectivist effort to ensure that all animals are cared for and that none go wanting. It is to be utopia in animal mind. Everything goes swimmingly at first. All work is done with zeal and energy, productivity is up, and there is enough food for everyone so that all enjoy the fruits of the collective's labor. Very soon though, human nature takes over and there are invariably those who's talents lead them above the others. The pigs, being the smartest of farm animals, set themselves up as the knowledge workers of the collective. It becomes their job to think for the others and to plan how the others must labor for the collective good. They of course share in the fruits of this labor since all workers must enjoy equality in outcome even if they do not share equally in physical input. Sound familiar? Of course it does. This is the Soviet Union in action. As a disillusioned ex-communist, Orwell knew the outcome of the communist system long before most other westerners even knew anything about it. He knew this because he knew that human nature would not allow for the existence of a utopia, worker or otherwise. Animal Farm is a fable; but, it is a fable for modern times. It is a fable for anyone who thinks that human beings can be dictated to by other humans without inequities blossoming between the people. There are no perfect systems and there are no perfect ways to order society. Communism failed like most other command structures because it failed to recognize human nature wouldn't allow itself to remain in such an egalitarian system for long. Inequality is a basic principle of human relations. Animal Farm is one of those rare books that shows this in all its benefits and tragedies.
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Summary: Long Live Animal Farm
Review: Animal Farm is an interesting fable by George Orwell. It is in contrast with the Russian Revolution, and you smile at the way Orwell combines the historic event into his piece of literature. The characters are endering and dim-witted, and we like this about them. The fact that they are confused and helpless, but determined nonetheless makes the novel go off. The end is a little bit of a let down, but it brings into percpective what Orwell is trying to prove. The pigs have becomes the thing which all the animals had feared all along. Along the way of their transformation, we are entertained and amused.
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