Animal Farm and Related Readings

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Summary: a total disappointment
Review: I came to read this book because of many recomendations made by friends and teachers and to my supprise, it was bad. This author went on and on explaining every intimate detail boring me to tears. I don't recommend it at all.

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Summary: It was plain and simply boring!
Review: Those animals were very stupid. They didn't know what they wanted. Throughout the book they were changing the rules. By reading the first page you could already tell that there type of government was going to fail. Stupid ending.

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Summary: Interesting allegory
Review: George Orwell creates an interesting story both literally and symbolically. The reading is rather easy, and the story is somewhat short, but it is all-together a nice, compelling story with historical significance.

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Summary: George Orwell shows us amazing depth of thought again.
Review: Animal Farm.. What can I say? I read the whole book in 5 hours straight (from when I first opened it until I finished it, with breaks for work). Amazing insight into how power corrupts, and how it is very easy to lose sight of reality. Heck, I was reminded of how Stalin setup his original powerbase, and how Trotsky was blamed for all ill in Russia after he was exiled. If you read it, Napolean and Snowball set the stage for this character conflict. An amazingly thought provoking book. Read it if nothing else this month.

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Summary: The truth about us
Review: This masterpiece of Orwell is showing us the whole truth about politics and society. Forget the good ideas, the brilliant political theories. In democracy, monarchy or in a dictatorship. In capitalism or in communism( indeed the best theory), the Napoleon-pigs will win and the sheeps will follow. This isn't a nice children book, it's hard stuff, but you have to read it!

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Summary: life: it all comes back to the animal farm
Review: "all animals are equal, some are just more equal than others." Never did words ring so eerie, never did words ring so true. The philosophy underlying The Animal Farm and 1984 are so scary because they are so very close to reality. We don't have to imagine "what if the animal farm came to be . . . ?" or "what if 1984 came to be . . . ?" Because the animal farm and 1984, subtly, silently, with a viselike grip, already do exist. It is their proximity to reality that makes them terrifying.

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Summary: Don't read this right after reading Nineteen-Eighty-Four
Review: I tried to read this after reading 1984 (which I really enjoyed), and found Animal Farm to be really irritating. I guess it's because Orwell is trying to say similar things re:totalitarianism etc., and once you've figured out what he's saying, it's boring trying to get through the actual story. The illustrations in my particular book was annoying too. I think I should try to re-read it next year.

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Summary: Weakness dominated by strenght fear and trickery
Review: This really has been one of the most excellent books I've ever read, it really shows us how politicians fool and tell lies to other people taking advantange on their ignorance and economic situation, it shows how governments manipulates the law and constitution to their own benefits, breaking their own rules. Defenitly what Orwell intends to show us, is to be concerned about all people, and be aware of our leaders, but most of all it shows us no to be cowards, like most of the animals when they wouldn't dare to say the mistakes the pigs had made. SO JUST TO FINISH I TELL YOU THAT YOU SHOULD ALWAYS STAND UP FOR YOUR BELIEFS, DON'T LET ANYONE TAKE ADVANTAGE ON YOU BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH SOME ARE POORER SOME RICHER, WE ARE INDEED ALL EQUAL¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

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Summary: Interesting and Well Written
Review: Even if you know nothing about Communism, read this book, because it relates to life in general. I know its pessimistic and wrong but some people will always be "more equal than others." I also enjoyed Orwell's articulate and precise writing style. I can only say it went by too fast.

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Summary: WOW!!!
Review: We Read this book in 9th Grade (just last year) and I thought it was really good!!!! Its a book that can be read at different levels with different meanings. I was very impressed with it, it was scary, suspenseful, and sad. Deserves all 5 of the stars. You will never look at a pig the same way again!!!!