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Summary: 5 Stars Without A Doubt
Review: I was looking through the reviews of this excellent book and one of the reviews basically consisted of (and indeed, I believe this was the title): "Animals can't talk-duh". Fool! This book has nothing to do with animals, nothing at all. IT IS ABOUT US. And that is very scary, my friend. And what is the scariest part about it all? IT'S TRUE. And in case you still needed any proof of the fact, you need only look at this example of our inherent immaturity when reviewing this great work of literature.
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Summary: una parodia de nuestro mundo
Review: todos los animales son iguales, pero hay animales mas iguales que otros. este libro es una parodia sobre nuestra sociedad y sobre las bases hipocritas en las que esta fundada, no puede hablarse de igualdad entre nosotros, cuando una parte de la humanidad ignora la otra, cuando en verdad no somos iguales, es solo un sueno de alguien para calmarnos las ansias. por eso existen libros como este, tambien es bueno recalcar los comienzos de la historia, todo empieza en aparentes condiciones de igualdad entre los animales, hasta que los mas aguzados ven que pueden sacar partido de la situacion y empiezan a distorsionar las reglas del juego en beneficio propio. este libro es un despertador de consciencias dormidas, ojala se leyera mas por aqui.LUIS MENDEZ luismendez@codetel.net.do
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Summary: Superb
Review: Obviously a classic. Excellent to read with or without proir knowledge of the Soviet Union, although the more you know, the greater you understanding of the authour's original message. I read the book previously, but bought a copy just to have around.
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Summary: Five Stars Squared!
Review: If there was anything remotely resembling sanity in our eductaional system, this little gem would be required reading. A recent novel by Jerry Furland, "Transfer-the end of the beginning" should also be in the required reading syllabus. Both give the reader a view of the dark side of human nature and our appetite for control and for power. Orwell is much like David Horowitz in that he came to regret his own support for totalitarian systems during the Spanish Civil War. True to form, he was largely excommunicated from his peers when he broke faith with his socialist and communist colleagues.
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Summary: The Chain is long and has emerged from history
Review: Shakespeare wrote. Tolstoy criticized Shakespeare. Orwell criticized Tolstoy. Now it is my responsibility to continue the English-Russian-English-Russian pattern and criticize George Orwell. Although it has earned a reputation of one of our (20eth) century's most accomplished novels, I felt that the "Animal Farm" is a consistently overrated work. George Orwell's often cynical tone made me want to defend my own worst enemy - communism. Not only did he exaggerate and misinterprit historical events, which surrounded the Russian Revolution, Orwell forced me to believe that he was indeed unfamiliar with the system, which was ultimately the world's savior from fascism, a regime far more fearful. A series of mocking allegories and failed personification is, in my view, nothing more, than political propaganda of Orwell's era.
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Summary: Awesome
Review: The story if animals taking over a farm and learning how to read and write might sound a little strange. But that is just the beginning this book actually tells what happended after the soviet union revolutuion and the characters are potraied by animals. That makes book even more interresting and itelligent. Also importantly this book is a exellent read and doesn't get booring after a while. Caution: Some readers may find this book hard to put down.
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Summary: Good book; but only if you understand history
Review: There is a misunderstanding among some...this book does not symbolize communism. It symbolizes the Russian Revolution. Communism does not call for totalitarianism, but it calls for the absence of the state. The title of this review should tell you that you should learn about Russian history before reading this book. A few reviewers critisize this book because there are talking animals in it. They obviously don't know what the book is supposed to symbolize. Aside from the Russian Revolution, this book symbolizes the dangers of totalitariansim in general. Some totalitarianism exists today...not only in "communist" states but in the US as well, even if it is to a very minute degree. George Orwell, by using animals to represent humans and a farm to represent society, teaches us all a lesson...a lesson of what can happen when people give up their common sense for the sake of social well-being. It shows how easily people can be influenced and how weak humans really are. Learn about totalitarianism and Russia, and then read this book...I guarantee you will not be disappointed.
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Summary: Animal Fairy Tale
Review: I really loved reading this book. I read it in two days, and barely stopped. "Then why" I bet your asking "Dont you give it a 5?" Well It wasn't realistic. It stretched the truth a lot more than I was hoping. Animals, talking to people? But if you want a fun little fling, this is the book. But George Orwell's writing was pretty good. That's just my opinion, I could be wrong. Jesse A.K.A PageMaste8
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Summary: two legs really is better in chilling allegory
Review: Animal farm is a horrific allegory in which Orwell successfully warns the reader of the social devastation caused by totalitariansim. The story centre's around several animals living in a farm yard, each of whom represents a certain socio-political aspect of society. For example, Napoleon the pig (ironic use of his name!) represents despot dictatorship, Boxer and Clover, the horses, represent the manual, unthinking "mass" needed by the dictator to physicalise the desired tyranical society, and so on. Orwell effectively structures his social microcosm in such a way that the danger of the dictated government are released in their full desperate and miserable potential, which in turn expands the political awareness of the reader. His decision to use anthropomorphism grounds the story, not relating it to any specific human codes of time or structure. In all, a completely chilling, yet absolutley necessary allegory we must not ignore.
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Summary: 1 STAR OR 5 STARS?
Review: i can't decide weather i love or hate this book. it's a brillant, insightful retelling of the russian revolution, but it is very sad. mabye i'm a wimp but i don't enjoy sad, disappionting endings. this book makes you think, rather depressing thoughts. in that way it reminds me a lot of "the lord of the flies" which also came to the depressing conclution that the human race was hopeless, which i don't think is true. i would recomend reading this book but don't take the message so seriously.
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