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Summary: Similarities are evident in this satire
Review: The similarities represented in this satire are very evident, I did some reasearch on Trotsky and Stallin....wow! It's so evident it's almost scary. In most books there's underlined meanings, but in this one it's straightforward and to the point. I was reading the other recent review and I thought, "Alternative, what are they talking about, he's been dead for fifty years for one thing, and another thing, he's not Lewis Caroll. Imagine you're him; already hated by many, trying to convey your beliefs about Communism without labeling human characters Trotsky or Joseph. C'mon this is classic literature. It may not be the best written but there are still some good ideas set forth in this book."
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Summary: Animal Farm = 100 pages of fun!
Review: I could not put this book down and it sent chills down my spine. The story of a revolution gone wrong will have you looking at politics and government in a totally different way.
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Summary: Its a good Book
Review: This book was very good although i didnt really get into it until the first couple chapters
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Summary: Orwell-arific!
Review: The master of futuristic thinking once again seamlessly weaves the world of farm animals with Communism. If Napolean is really a dolphin, then machine politics is the hoop that he jumps through. I still think it should have been titled "Farm Animals."
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Summary: Timeless!
Review: I have read Animal Farm twice. Once as a student and once as a history teacher. Both times this book was great. I have not liked many of the books I had to read in High School, a seperate peace, Lord of the Flies, Shakespeare etc. and I am not a fan of the novel I am required to assign, All Quiet on the Western Front. However, Animal Farm is an exception. Well written, fun to read, short, and the best history of the Russian Revolution you can find. Anyone who wants to know about Communism and Stalin should read this book. It is brilliant. This book is required reading that actually deserves that status.
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Summary: Communist Pigs
Review: The book was way ahead of it's time, it was written around the second World War. At the beginning a pig named Old Major gives the rest of the animals on the farm the idea to revolt against the humans running the farm. Old Major soon dies in an accident, but his memory doesn't, and the animals conduct the revolt. It's succesful! The pigs immediately are recognized as the leaders of the farm. There are two major pigs that never agree on anything, their names are Snowball and Napoleon. One day the two pigs are in a heated argument over whether or not to build a windmill. Napoleon sees that the animals will vote for Snowball's idea to build it, so Napoleon chases him off the farm. It then becomes a communistic enviroment where everyone slaves away in the fields all day and barely get enough rations to live, except for the pigs. By the end of the book Snowball is used as a scapegoat for every little thing piece of bad fortune. By the end of the book the other animals can't tell the difference between the humans and the Pigs. This book is very interesting and very good. I would definitely reccomend it. One great thing about the book is that the characters are all animals. Napoleon is very interesting, because even though he's a pig he teaches himself how to read, write, and trains himself in architecture and battle tactics. If you want to read a book that will leave you saying, "Whoa," or if you just want to read a great book Animal Farm is for you.
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Summary: Brilliant Satire of the Russian Revolution
Review: Orwell's novel is an absolutly brilliant satire. It is filled throughout with events which correspond directly to events of the Russian revolution. Orwell, himself a socialist, reveals the failure of this Soviet attempt at Communism in a fairy story of farm animals who overthrow their oppressive master for the purpose of creating a perfectly equal and self-governed society. A great book to read, especially if you are familiar with the Russian revolution, but anyone capable of comprehending the satire would be well advised to read and enjoy it.
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Summary: Freedom isn't free
Review: Animal Farm tells the story of a workers revolution betrayed. It uses the personification of animals to tell the story which is based upon the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. Although Orwell himself was a devout socialist, the book is fueled by his desire to deconstruct the Soviet Communist myth, and warn against innocence in any political system.The story begins when Major (Karl Marx), the prize middle white boar, foretells a time of animal utopia. His vision is encapsulated into seven commandments under which all animals shall live. The animals revolt against the owner of the farm, Mr. Jones (Czar Nicholas) in order to realize their dream of justice and equality, which they label Animalism (Marxism). For a time Animalism nears fruition until two pigs Napoleon (Stalin) and Snowball (Trotsky) struggle for the direction of the farm. From there, Animal Farm descends into a totalitarian state with each of the seven commandments being modified to justify the pigs' violence and greed. The ending is brilliant (tease line). Even with the information of this short summary, Animal Farm is a brilliant story and a perfect read. Everyone need read this book. Everyone will glean something from it. On one level it is a great and engrossing fairy tale. A real page-turner with eye opening concepts. On another level it's an allegory of the Bolshevik Revolution with each animal representing the participants. Read it on any level you desire - just read it. Then read it again. On every level, George Orwell's, Animal Farm is as relevant today as it was when it was published at the end of World War II. The message is a universal one.
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Summary: Yes, teach your children
Review: Read and discuss this with your children. Then give them a novel that is soon to rank with Orwell's 1984, "Transfer-the end of the beginning" by Jerry Furland. The future belongs to the children-unless the government says no, it belongs to us.
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Summary: Dominick
Review: Animal is quite remarakable. The way it used the personificatiion of animals to portray communism was ahead of it's time. The charachters also make the book stand out. Most of all it shows how gullible we can be in a certain situation, and for you to understand yourself better you have to read animal farm.
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