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Summary: Orwell's lift-me-up for a dark time
Review: George Orwell wrote Animal Farm in 1945 at the end of the World War II era when peoples spirts were very low. Animal Farm is a light hearted tale with a meaning. Animal Farm is about a dream of animals rule and a new religon called "Animalism". Animals taking over thier farm from their drunk owner and try to build a utopian society but they were in rude awkening. At first they were doing good: they made seven rules the animals had to live by, they were making more money and food then ever, and they finallay got to relax. But then things took a turn for the worse: animals having to fight in the humans attacks, snowball(the brians) was kicked off the farm, and they were doing more work and eating less. Pigs took control of the farm and the dreams were crushed but the animals were to stupid to figure out what was going on, even when they caught the pigs. "Animalism" was abolished and things were worse than before. The meaning of this book is that you can never have a utopian society because somebody will always want control and power. This is a must read, I had to read it in scholl but it was well worth it.
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Summary: Very Interesting and Provocative Reading
Review: I first read this book many years ago as a child and really enjoyed it. I saw it as nothing more than a fairy tale. I recently read it again and interpreted it very differently. It was well-written and very interesting. I believe that one of the things that made it so great was that it can be read by different people of all ages and can be interpreted so differently. I've heard the argument that it depicts humans conquering nature, that it depicts the negative aspects of communist government, etc. Either way, this simple book is a must-read. I recommend it highly.
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Summary: Animal Farm iz da best.....PHS layin'
Review: I consider this book to be one of the most interesting books i have had to read for skool in a long time. This book consist of many ordinary things that we all can relate to. In the book ANIMAL FARM, tha animals get tired of serving humans so they decide to run MR. jones off the farm. Once they do the pigs take over and start making sure they treat themselves better then the rest of the animals. That was a case of betrayl because the pigs promised to treat everyone fairly and everyone depended and believed in them but tha pigs just used all the animals to serve them better.The animals over threw Mr. Jones just to serve the pigs, so if they arent serving one they are serving the other. This book gives people an input of how some animals may feel, and how they are treated and what they might be thinking. I recommend this book for all ages.......PHS......
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Summary: Beast of England By carina
Review: This book is filled with excitment, every page that you turn just makes you want to read on!! Except fot the begging it was boring but then it got better. This book is about team work and it results. Working together to get the job dun!! This book is very inspiring!!!!!!!
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Summary: Praise for the anniversary edition!
Review: The book includes two of the author's prefaces which are illuminating - but really, I think it's the illustrations that make this particular edition the finest available.
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Summary: Great book! Depressing book!
Review: You have GOT to read this. It is so sad when Boxer gets done away with, and that last part with the human/pig party is one of the scariest things I've read. When it sank in that the animals traded one master for a worse one, it just about made me cry. This is one of the best books I've ever read.
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Summary: Read it and understand
Review: Orwell was passionately anti-Communist. He first drafted Animal Farm during WWII but was prohibited from publishing in case it weakened the unnatural alliance between America, Britain and Stalin's Russia. After 1945 there were no such restraints and Animal Farm became available to remind people how evil Communism really was. For the sake of clarity, the pigs are the Bolsheviks who take over the farm (Russia) seizing it from the humans (Tzars). Over time, the pigs become as corrupt as the humans had been before them.The contents of Animal Farm are known to many in the free world. But read it again because totalitarianism comes in many forms, Communism just being the most obvious one. With the current outrage following the World Towers disaster, it's interesting to note that those who follow and support the Taliban (bin Laden) have been deluded into believing that, by their submission, they're engaged in a noble cause. People like Saddam Hussein, just like the Communists of the Cold War era, disguise their crimes under the banner of acting for the 'common good'. They deceive their people with false information. They protect their political powers with force, terrorizing their dissenters into silence. All the while presenting themselves as selfless protectors of the common good. Communism is alive and well in China, North Korea, Vietnam and many other areas of the world. Totalitarianism flourishes in 50% of the rest of the world, including many countries of Latin America. The 'FREE' world, as we often refer to it, is little more than USA and Europe. We need to understand the threat, to enjoy and protect our freedoms. A good starting place to gain this understanding is Animal Farm. I first read this book when I was about 15. Now, over thirty five years later, I find that it still hasn't lost its power. There's a great deal more to it than just ' animals that run around and saying Comrade!'....
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Summary: Short, Meaningful
Review: Author George Orwell abstracts communism into Animal Farm. Animals banded together for absolute freedom and naturally disintegrated for the stupidity of the extreme ideal. Orwell cleverly presents different stages of communism through the ordeals of the Animal Farm. Story is fast moving, clear and satirically funny. Unlike the much darker portrait in Orwell's 1984 (see my review), Animal Farm proves the point and it's much easier to swallow. Very worth the small dollars and time.
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Summary: Amazing satire
Review: I read this book in 9th grade and it has still stuck with me and remains one of my favorite books. Animal farm sets up a society of farm animals that form their own government and throw the farmer off the property. It is a biting satire that evaluates the effects of communism on the modern world. This is a book that should be on everyones bookshelf at home.
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Summary: Down with communism!!!!
Review: Animal Farm, by George Orwell, represents how communism, designed to aid the public, really does the opposite. In addition, the book shows the horrifying consequences of totalitarianism, as well as the pluses of Democracy. For example, in the beginning of the book, Manor Farm is controlled by Mr. Jones, a cruel man who frequently gets drunk and often forgets to feed the animals. Then, suddenly, the animals of Manor Farm rebel. They kick Mr. Jones out of his own farm and take over. The farm is now dubed "Animal Farm." Immediately, the animals realize that they need a ruler. It seems that Snowball, a very smart pig, is suited for the job. Animal Farm is running smoothly, with snowball as the farms ruler, until Napoleon, another very smart pig, has his say. He had been training nine large and scary dogs since their birth, training them in his own ways. In a meeting with all of the animals, while Snowball is speaking, the nine dogs burst into the meeting and chase Snowball out of the barn. Napoleon then becomes ruler. No one dared to disobey him, for they do not want to feel the wrath of the nine, terrifying dogs. As ruler of Animal Farm, Napoleon steadily uses his power more and more. In the end, Napoleon is punishing animals with death and acting like humans. He uses his power to the fullest in the worst way possible. Additionally, in the last few pages of the book, the pigs are having a meeting with the humans. They praise each other and are having an enjoyable meal until a fight breaks out. That is when the animals realize that they are being used just as much as they were with Mr. Jones. They have no say or rights; all they can do is work or die. They are living with communism.
The strengths of this book are that it is realistic, not in the sense of the characters but that it shows what communism is. Also, in this book you can relate to the characters even though they are animals. The weakness of this book is that it is a short read.
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