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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “An interesting story about a group of talking animals that take over a farm from their human owner in the name of freedom. Things don't go quite as planned. This book is a warning against those that gain unchecked power despite good intentions, and a pretty blatant satire on totalitarian...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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Nikos Him wrote this review 22 hours ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Didn't appreciate it until I taught it.”
Lisa L wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“With the help of the smartest man alive, Mr. Gubbels, I managed to not only enjoy this novel but understand it. It was terrific, a lot to thhink about. ”
Melissa C wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Source of one of my favorite literary quotes: "All pigs are equal. Some pigs are more equal than others."”
Jean N wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“ Animal Farm is surprisingly a good book that parodies the Russian government. Its a story about some farm animals who are fighting for their independence from the farmer. They are tired of being oppressed and want their independence. So eventually they get it and they make a society of animals. The animals make some commandments that only few animals can read. At first everyone is equal, then the pigs the thinkers slowly start to have more power. After a while though the head pig Napoleon drives the good pig Snowball out and controls the animals with attack dogs. Also Napoleon rules with fear and pointing fingers.
Matthew L wrote this review 4 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Animal Farm had some great moments to it like when you discover the pigs sold the best horse Boxer to a meat packaging company for beer. However none of these moments can add up to the best part at the end. All of the animals sad at their crumpling government hear the pigs inside their private house and spy on them. What they see is the pigs drinking with the humans and they are actually making a treaty. After all the animals had fought for. But the best part is the last line of the book where it says,"It was hard to tell which were the pigs and which were the humans." I thought that was a great line because it shows a lot about society and History which I found intriguing. This book can be a little boring. However it has great moments and if you love History you'll love this book.
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“ good way to describe politics great read”
Jack C wrote this review 4 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“In this satirical "fairy story," which parallels a farm with the Soviet Union's politics in the 1940s, a group of animals overthrows its owners' leadership of Manor Farm. When the pigs take over as dictators, the animals learn that equality sometimes is not equal for everyone.”
Deon K wrote this review 5 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is a tale about a farm of animals that rebel against the owner of their farm, Mr. Jones. Watch the Russian Revolution unfold right before your eyes as the pigs rise up against the other animals and gradually become just like the humans.
Shaun Shaefron wrote this review 5 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This is a very interesting story. It breaks down the Russian Revolution and simplifies it so that any reader can understand what happened. Although I had to read it for ninth grade English, I still enjoyed it.”
“This was an amazing book! One of the best books I've read!”
Abigail R. wrote this review 6 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
