Animal Farm and Related Readings

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Summary: Excellent portrail of Communism with chilling finish
Review: This book was short lived, but it drove a point. How after all man just goes back to originality and sin. I'm not sure if many writers could paint a picture so clear of communism using the most simple of appeal: A book about animals.

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Summary: anti-communist novel by former british secret service agent
Review: Animal Farm is George Orwells anecdote-like tale about what happened in the Soviet Union in the 1930s. Many people think that this book deals with the human condition. Quite the contrary: this book builds lies and more distorts the potetial that humanity(in paticular the working class) can achieve. Orwell's vision is cynical and dismisses the millions of workers who struggle and fought to end not only Tsarism but Nazism.

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Summary: This is a great book !
Review: This is a wonderful book. I am learning about the capitailist and the Marks, Trosky and Stalim. This book help me understand more about the History I am learning right now. I love this book!!!!!!

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Summary: A must read in the "Must Read of the Must Reads" section.
Review: Spooky, if nothing else. The use of a word as childish as "spooky" would complement this book greatly, since the seemingly childish approach of using animals to prove a very human point at first seems 'off center' or unnatural. Orwell is a genius who paints an elaborate picture of society ....with crayons. In an attempt to create a Utopian society, the self appointed leaders of this book's revolution are seduced by the allure and power of a possible dictatorship. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Orwell made no mistake when he chose the pigs as the closest mirror of our (humans) most wicked ways.

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Summary: A MUST READ!!!!
Review: Animal Farm by George Orwell, is a classic masterpeice. It was a great book when I read it as a cartoon, it was a great book when I read it as a representation of the key people in Communist Russia, and it was a great book as a short and easily understandable representation of how "power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutley." I would suggest this book to anybody looking for an intelligent and interesting book, written by one of the greatest authors of the 20th century. I have read all of George Orwell's books and I thik they are all fantastic, but animal farm takes the cake! All people should be required to read this book, so that we never fall victim to what happened in Communist Russia. READ THIS BOOK!

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Summary: Animal Farm: A Brilliant Satire by a Brilliant Man
Review: Animal Farm, the intriguing story of barnyard animals who take over a farm, is a satire which is derived from Stalin's reign of terror over Russia. In this comical, yet serious, account of what happened, two pigs emerge as leaders to over throw the cruel farmer. Read this book if you enjoy humor and parody.

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Summary: It is a good book.
Review: I like the book, but the relation to the Russian Revolution is a bit confusing. Overall, however, it's a pretty well written book.

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Summary: A must read excellent book
Review: this was a wonderful book I borrowed it from the school library because my brother had read it and said it was a great book. In fact it was so good I couln't put it down, I read it in a couple hours when I got home. It's about a group of farm animals, the wise old boar has a dream that the animals should rule there own lifes instead of humans. Since the pigs are the smartest they devise a plan to get ride of there master. They then run him off the farm. The animals start running the farm to there liking or more likly the pig's liking. Soon the pigs take over and assume the dictatorship. the pigs start breaking there rules like no killing any animals no drinking no wearing clothes all animals are equal. They kill off all animals that go against and try to find more to work for them. In the end the pigs become just like the ones they fear "humans". And the scary thing is what if this really does happen. It had it's funny times and sad times over all it was one of the best books I've ever read.

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Summary: Read this book!
Review: This book consisely and thoroughly addresses how the ideal of communism was abandoned (as in Russia and the USSR) in favor of monopolization of power. It shows how the old ruling elite, the upper class who are dependent on the masses are replaced with an even stricter and less tolerant ruling class, one which uses propoganda and force to maintain its position. This terrifying satire is a must read for anyone who is interested in governance.

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Summary: definately interesting, a different view of dictatorship
Review: I had to read this book for summer reading for school. It was definately an interesting view of dictatorship, and it was a different approach to writing an allegory of the Russian Revolution. It also was funny at times. Orwell did a good job writing this novel.