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Summary: Curtis Wakeman, Lawrence, Ks
Review: Imagine that your animals take over your. Farm well that what happened in this book called Animal Farm by George Orwell. Everyone willingly try to pitch in a hand but then suddenly you have been told a to do a different job, and if don't do it the king Napolean will send the dogs after you. That's how it's been ever since the farmer Jones left the farm. Farmer Jones left big white letters on the side of a barn, and then letters became the animal's new seven commandments. And there are as follows: all animals are equal. No animal shall drink alcohol, wear clothes, sleep in a bed, or any animal with four legs or wing is a friend, an animal with two legs is an enemy. Later on, however the pigs who have styled themselves leaders of the farm. "We pigs are brainworkers. The whole management and organization of the farm depend on us. Day and night, we are watching over your welfare. It is for your sake that we drink milk and eat apples." This was one of the many sayings that Napolean would say. There is one character that they nickname him the workhorse but his real name is Boxer, having given his all to his comrades. This book has two points of view. One person can see it as a fairy tale and another could see it as satire of a society in dictatorship. In the beginning an old pig named Major tells a story about a life without any humans, a life were animals are equal and ruled themselves. Major told them about the "Beast of England" a patriotic song that stood for animals' freedom. Later on in the book Major dies, but the words spoken at the rally remain in every animal's head and heart. As I read this Animal Farm I kept thinking about how familiar the story was and I finally figured it out. The story is about a group ruled by a more dominant group and so naturally they rebel to make life better for themselves and to have freedom.
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Summary: Political writing as art.
Review: As a bit of political rhetoric, as a story, and as a stylistic achievement, "Animal Farm" is an Orwell success. Orwell's self-proclaimed goal was to, "make political writing into an art". Did he succeed in "Animal Farm"? Yes. Maybe not in anyway that will take your breath away, but he certainly did far more than simply feed us another dose of political rhetoric. He made us enjoy it. He did an extraordinary job of fitting his agenda into this unusual medium, and making it largely amusing. Stylistically, "Animal Farm" imitates a fairytale, and does it spectacularly well. That isn't to say that it's a thing for children. It's much too dark for that. Orwell writes "Animal Farm" using both extended narrative and long passages of exposition to best advantage. While I dislike both of those things, he can't realistically be criticized for either. He was simply remaining faithful to the mold of a classic Fairytale. The characters are thin to an extreme, but even that can't be considered a fault. Again, he remains faithfully within the bounds of his chosen form. Each character fulfills its role and none of them ever violates the bounds of their purpose. Is "Animal Farm" a perfect story? Maybe not, but it's very well done and deserves every speck of the praise it's received from other reviewers. Is it one of my all time favorites? No. It didn't hold my interest strongly enough. Is it worth the time I spent reading it? Definitely.
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Summary: Animal Farm
Review: I think this book is good for peolpe who like Geagraphy,because it talks about an history.people who like geagraphy would like this book because it talk about that caminiseum and it also fun for people who like geagraphy.
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Summary: fascinating story
Review: I had to read this book for my English class. Although I already knew it it was again quite moving, especially the death of Boxer. This book also gives a good view on the reasons of the Revolution in Russia. The only thing I did not like about this book is the end. I think the pigs should have been punished for what they had done.
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Summary: A Fantastic Book
Review: Orwell's Animal Farm is fantastic. Its symbols are easy to pick up and I just couldn't put it down. One of my favorite books.
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Summary: good informational book
Review: when i first heard of this book thought it would very kiddy and kinda stupid, but once i had read two pages of it i knew it was the exact oppisite of what i had thought.the first part set's the mood for the whole story it is basedon the russian revolution. Each character is exactly alike a character in the revolution, for example benjemin the donkey is Joseph Stalin. i strongly encoraged anyone who hasn't read this book to read it and see how dead on correct Mr. orwell was about the revolution. He if you could it this but pridicted the whole revolution exactly how it happend in real life. The scary thing about this is that he predicted the whole thinghow it happended.
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Summary: A fascinated story ...
Review: Animal Farm - a really fastidious and exciting book on which you can put yourself very good into the various characters. It was very pleasant to read. Especially the expiration of the Russian Revolution of 1905/06 was very good described. Once more our historical knowledge was tested and the speeches of the animals sounded very realistic, just as their doing was described with a breath of Reality. I normally dislike english books but this one fascinated me with its well-written story and the connections with the communism.
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Summary: An exciting book
Review: In the book Animal Farm,animals take control of the farm.The animals get tired of suffering and working hard every day giving the last atom of their strengh without getting enough food.Therefore,the animals got together and said that they are not going to continue in miserable conditions.They decided that they were going to get rid of of the human owners of the farm. The animals took over the farm by fighting against the owners.When the animals took over the farm,they did not even know how to read or write except the pigs,but at the end everybody learned to work hard and they built a windmill.Everything was working great on the farm until a pig named Napoleon took over more power,and started changing the rules.Napoleon started to drink beer and started to sleep in the house,which no animal was allowed to do.Then he change the commandments.Then everything started to fall apart,humans and pigs started drinking beer together,playing cards together,and animal lived and slept inside the house. I think this book was interesting and that at the same time we learned what was the Russian Revolution,because this book was based on the Russian Revolution.I really enjoyed reading this book.Now this is one of my favorite books.
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Summary: A book for everyone.
Review: Animal Farm. Yes, that is a very well written book. I liked to read it. The meaning was clear and the writer's intention was easy to understand. Sometimes it was hard to stop reading because of the unexpected events. Orwell knows very well to describe a revolution that went wrong, like in the Russian history. This political satire contains everything: Hate, love, cruelty, murder and a perfect representation of the personifications that animals react like human beings. The tragedy of this story carries people with big hearts away.
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Summary: Perfect story
Review: Animal Farm is a terrific book. I have read it in lessons and I think it is very readable. After I had begun reading, it drew me into excommunication. Orwell's examinations of the essence and the development of communism could not be presented more appropriately. He describes historical persons as animals and intends to copy events of the Russian Revolution in 1905/06.There are also serious political thoughts linked in a great story which is nevertheless entertaining to read, in my opinion. After all I think that it is worth to read this book.
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