Animal Farm
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- Author：George Orwell
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Summary
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A farm is taken over by its overworked， mistreated animals。 With flaming idealism and stirring slogans， they set out to create a paradise of progress， justice， and equality。 Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned –a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible。
When Animal Farm was first published， Stalinist Russia was seen as its target。 Today it is devastatingly clear that wherever and whenever freedom is attacked， under whatever banner， the cutting clarity and savage comedy of George Orwell’s masterpiece have a meaning and message still ferociously fresh。
A farm is taken over by its overworked， mistreated animals。 With flaming idealism and stirring slogans， they set out to create a paradise of progress， justice， and equality。 Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned –a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible。
When Animal Farm was first published， Stalinist Russia was seen as its target。 Today it is devastatingly clear that wherever and whenever freedom is attacked， under whatever banner， the cutting clarity and savage comedy of George Orwell’s masterpiece have a meaning and message still ferociously fresh。
Reviews
Letícia Gomes
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Fala sobre o funcionamento dos governos autoritários e como eles pregam a igualdade de modo que uns acabam sendo mais iguais que outros。
Adiba
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Very relevant！ Timeless classic
Onur
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Devrimci hareketlerin başarıya ulaştıktan sonra nasıl yozlaşabildiğine dair etkili bir okuma。 Sadece totaliter rejimlere değil tüm yönetim tarzlarına ilişkin zengin eleştirel anektodlar var。
MiriamFe
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De lo mejor que he leído en el año y sin duda， en mi vida。
Anansi311
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Primo libro di Orwell per me！ Direi super approvato。 È abbastanza prevedibile， se non ovvio， il finale， già intendibile prima di aprire il libro。 Infatti questo libro punta a seguire il percorso dal principio alla fine dell'evoluzione （o involuzione， dipende da che lato si guarda） presa da tutta la faccenda。 È stato super interessante， 4。5 stelle più che meritate Primo libro di Orwell per me！ Direi super approvato。 È abbastanza prevedibile， se non ovvio， il finale， già intendibile prima di aprire il libro。 Infatti questo libro punta a seguire il percorso dal principio alla fine dell'evoluzione （o involuzione， dipende da che lato si guarda） presa da tutta la faccenda。 È stato super interessante， 4。5 stelle più che meritate 。。。more
The Mustache Louie Matos
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I had not read Animal Farm by George Orwell since High School。 Since I received a free Audible membership， I decided to take advantage of some of the freebees offered。 This was a relatively small investment of time: approximately 3 hours and 15 minutes。 I remember “enjoying” the book。 Enjoying is not really the right word， but nothing else readily comes to mind。 It certainly is understandable and in light of the 2020 election， where facts are fiction and fiction are facts， the story resonates， r I had not read Animal Farm by George Orwell since High School。 Since I received a free Audible membership， I decided to take advantage of some of the freebees offered。 This was a relatively small investment of time: approximately 3 hours and 15 minutes。 I remember “enjoying” the book。 Enjoying is not really the right word， but nothing else readily comes to mind。 It certainly is understandable and in light of the 2020 election， where facts are fiction and fiction are facts， the story resonates， remains compelling， and uniquely prophetic。 I found it fascinating， and I received a real sense of the type of writer Orwell was。 I get why this was taught in high school。 。。。more
Estefany castillo
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Rosa 🌹
Melody Giannullo
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Great book。 Only wish I had read it in highschool so we could dissect each chapter。
Beatriz Reis
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I was never a fan of the idea of an audiobook， but I was curious to try it。 I saw that the one for this book was available on YouTube， with only 3h， so I give it a go。。。 and I loved it。 I’m not sure if I’ll do it more often - probably only for the classics， that you can easily find for free online。 In this case， having the book myself， I was able to easily confirm some aspects that I hadn’t quite understood， or to even accompany reading with sound。 The story was also stimulating - and short enou I was never a fan of the idea of an audiobook， but I was curious to try it。 I saw that the one for this book was available on YouTube， with only 3h， so I give it a go。。。 and I loved it。 I’m not sure if I’ll do it more often - probably only for the classics， that you can easily find for free online。 In this case， having the book myself， I was able to easily confirm some aspects that I hadn’t quite understood， or to even accompany reading with sound。 The story was also stimulating - and short enough - for me to control my attention span。 Regarding the book itself， there isn’t much I can say。 An amazing political allegory that， unfortunately， continues to be actual and relevant。 。。。more
Kimberly
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I read this book when I was much younger and it was a requirement for school。 Re-reading it today was a completely different experience。 The author uses the Russian Revolution as a reference in the book， naming the animals Stalin， Marx， Lenin， etc。The book takes place in England， 1945 on a farm run by a mean， cruel farmer。 The animals decide to oust the farmer and run the place themselves， renaming it Animal Farm。 They have a set of rules， one of them is all animals are equal。 But that's not eve I read this book when I was much younger and it was a requirement for school。 Re-reading it today was a completely different experience。 The author uses the Russian Revolution as a reference in the book， naming the animals Stalin， Marx， Lenin， etc。The book takes place in England， 1945 on a farm run by a mean， cruel farmer。 The animals decide to oust the farmer and run the place themselves， renaming it Animal Farm。 They have a set of rules， one of them is all animals are equal。 But that's not even close to the truth。 Everyone has a job， and soon the pigs are the ones running the place。The ending was an eye-opener， because I had forgotten how it ended with the pigs。 A must read for any age group。 。。。more
FilipTheDev
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Really good book， even if you don't know the real events that are described as an animal farm。 Really good book， even if you don't know the real events that are described as an animal farm。 。。。more
Naz
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The extended metaphor that this book is， is amazing。 Its perfectly written and as a history nerd， its so perfectly well put together。 A classic I would recommend to those who can take a bit of realism and gore （ in a way ）。
mon
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i read this as a requirement for my english class and i will say that the symbolism in this book is PHENOMENAL。 of course， orwell did lack in some aspects of writing （descriptive text of setting imo） but i was never TOO picky about such。however， i can say that orwell could have milked out much more from this book。 i do remember wanting more from the book considering how short it is。 yet， i remember reading and discussing and being absolutely in shock with every chapter。 maybe my english teacher i read this as a requirement for my english class and i will say that the symbolism in this book is PHENOMENAL。 of course， orwell did lack in some aspects of writing （descriptive text of setting imo） but i was never TOO picky about such。however， i can say that orwell could have milked out much more from this book。 i do remember wanting more from the book considering how short it is。 yet， i remember reading and discussing and being absolutely in shock with every chapter。 maybe my english teacher made the overall experience a lot more worthwhile and enjoyable。 all i can say is that good english teachers will always find a way to make any book exciting。 。。。more
Cristine
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This was part of my “Junior High/High School Books Revisit” challenge。 A brilliant， witty， depressing analogy of the Russian Revolution （and other similar governments） and its miserable descent from bad to worse， from democracy to totalitarianism， from “all animals are equal” to “but some animals are more equal than others。” From the days of “missing milk” to pants-wearing pigs who swore to abide by the Seven Commandments of Animal Farm， your heart just hurts for the dedicated but illiterate “lo This was part of my “Junior High/High School Books Revisit” challenge。 A brilliant， witty， depressing analogy of the Russian Revolution （and other similar governments） and its miserable descent from bad to worse， from democracy to totalitarianism， from “all animals are equal” to “but some animals are more equal than others。” From the days of “missing milk” to pants-wearing pigs who swore to abide by the Seven Commandments of Animal Farm， your heart just hurts for the dedicated but illiterate “lower class” who continue to chant “I will work harder” while their society and cause crumble around them。 。。。more
Kristin
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Interesting and accessible in explaining how a revolution turns into another dictatorship。 Would recommend this to anyone that's a fan of Pink Floyd's "Animals，" which reinvents Animal Farm's themes for a capitalist society。 Three stars because I thought the point was pretty clear 50% in。 Interesting and accessible in explaining how a revolution turns into another dictatorship。 Would recommend this to anyone that's a fan of Pink Floyd's "Animals，" which reinvents Animal Farm's themes for a capitalist society。 Three stars because I thought the point was pretty clear 50% in。 。。。more
Daniel
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First time reading this， kinda late。 Very cool book about corruption， dictatorship and authoritarianism 。 Looking forward to to reading 1984。
Tabitha Hinkley
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I like the book in terms of history and well scripted lessons for children and adults alike。
Nilay Karmokar
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This story is still very relevant 。。。
Alex
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Short， witty， and easy to read。 All animals are equal， but some animals are more equal than others
Fabiola
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Recommended by many and now I understand why。 Leaves me with a sour taste on the mouth due to the end， as I was really hopping for better days for the animals on the farm。。。but its without doubt a reflection of our societies。
Cony Bachler
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Explicaba bien toda la historia de la urss， pero tenías que tener conocimiento sobre eso para entenderlo。 Además encuentro que no pasó nada interesante （no se si es verdad o es porque he tenido que hacer como 20 trabajos en el colegio sobre esto :（ ）
Jennifer Dollinger-woods
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An allegorical piece of literary genius - as relevant to the Trump era as it ever was to the Russian Revolution。
Ethan
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Very short but very sweet。 Amazing depiction of the circular style of corruption regarding authoritarianism。 Love it when the pigs morph at the end。
Kaity
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If I could turn back time。 If I could find a way。 I'd never read this book and save myself nightmares and inner turmoil。 Is it well-written？ Yeah。 Of course。 Are the themes important？ Sure。 Did I like it？ Not at all。 I hated it so much， I called it a 'tunnel of boredom。'Apparently my brother was not subjected to reading this atrocious book， like I was， and just rehashed my own paper on it。 Dis gus tang。 I hate-read it。 I remember finishing it at my aunt's house and rereading the last paragraph l If I could turn back time。 If I could find a way。 I'd never read this book and save myself nightmares and inner turmoil。 Is it well-written？ Yeah。 Of course。 Are the themes important？ Sure。 Did I like it？ Not at all。 I hated it so much， I called it a 'tunnel of boredom。'Apparently my brother was not subjected to reading this atrocious book， like I was， and just rehashed my own paper on it。 Dis gus tang。 I hate-read it。 I remember finishing it at my aunt's house and rereading the last paragraph like ten times because it was just so convoluted。 I would really rather be sucked into the world of Les Miserables and probably die of some ghastly disease and or childbirth OR （view spoiler）[ see Grantaire and Enjolras die first hand without being able to save them （hide spoiler）] than read this book again。 。。。more
Fernando D
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Made me reflect on complicity of common person in systems of oppression。 While I certainly grew frustrated by the pigs moving to a hierarchical society under false pretenses， time and time again the average animal in Animal Farm was more willing to change their own memory rather than question authority。 The general element of tribalism plays out across species from the first rallying cry against man。
Keefe Sencen
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read for english class
Kerolos Luka
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العالم الذى يكون فيه الحكام خنازير، فنحن أما عالم يرحب بخرابه دون أن يدرى فنحن الآن بصدد رواية لم اجد أفضل منها -حتى الآن- فى التعبير عن الفساد السياسى، فبالرغم من قدم الرواية فعى كتبت عام 1945 ، إلا إنها تعبر بشكل واضح وغريب عن الشعوب والثورات فى زماننا الحاضر。。。。هذا الزمان الذى يرفض رؤساء مثقفين ويتحرك تحت اهواء أخرى، هذا الزمان الذى يصير فيه الإنسان عبدا للعمل لا يفكر سوى فيه بشكل زيادة عن الحدود الطبيعية، إلى أن تؤله الرؤساء والملوك حتى لو كانوا خنازير！！！！هذا الزمان الذى يرفض فيه المثقفون من العالم الذى يكون فيه الحكام خنازير، فنحن أما عالم يرحب بخرابه دون أن يدرى فنحن الآن بصدد رواية لم اجد أفضل منها -حتى الآن- فى التعبير عن الفساد السياسى، فبالرغم من قدم الرواية فعى كتبت عام 1945 ، إلا إنها تعبر بشكل واضح وغريب عن الشعوب والثورات فى زماننا الحاضر。。。。هذا الزمان الذى يرفض رؤساء مثقفين ويتحرك تحت اهواء أخرى، هذا الزمان الذى يصير فيه الإنسان عبدا للعمل لا يفكر سوى فيه بشكل زيادة عن الحدود الطبيعية، إلى أن تؤله الرؤساء والملوك حتى لو كانوا خنازير！！！！هذا الزمان الذى يرفض فيه المثقفون من العامة فى تطور بلادهم أو مساعدة الغير، فلا يفرق معهم من يجئ ومن يرحل، أو ماذا يفعل فى الحكم؟！！"فالمثقفون فى زماننا، إما منبوذون أو كسالى"حين يصبح العدل غير موجود، فجميع الحيوانات متساوية،إلأ أ، هناك حيوانات أكثر مساواه من غيرها。。。حين يخرج الرؤساء عن القانون ويغيرونه لمصالحهم الشخصيةفأهلا بك فى مزرعة الحيوانحين يتساوى البشر مع الحيوانات فى السلوك، حين تتحول الخنازير إلى بشر والبشر إلى خنازير، وفى النهاية لا تستطيع أن تفرق بين الانسان والخنزير！！！أبدع جورج أورويل فى كل وصفه ورموزه وعبر بشكل عبقرى جدا جدا عن كل ما نمر به فى زماننه وحتى فى زماننا و أعتقد حتى بعد هذا الزمان فهو قانون سياسى على مر العصور 。。。more
Şeyma
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Vay be sen neymişsin böyle！
Ana Paola Nájera
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Rebelión en la granja muestra la revolución Rusia de forma satírica， cruel y entretenida a la vez。 Me ha ayudado a comprender el totalitarismo -de Stalin- de una forma distinta。 Las normas que se han planteado y como van cambiando a lo largo del libro es la metáfora perfecta， se muestra la locura del poder y algunas escenas me han aterrorizado。 Creo que es un libro que tienen que leer todos， no sólo para percatarse de las injusticias políticas （ya que por desgracia no sólo ha ocurrido en Rusia） Rebelión en la granja muestra la revolución Rusia de forma satírica， cruel y entretenida a la vez。 Me ha ayudado a comprender el totalitarismo -de Stalin- de una forma distinta。 Las normas que se han planteado y como van cambiando a lo largo del libro es la metáfora perfecta， se muestra la locura del poder y algunas escenas me han aterrorizado。 Creo que es un libro que tienen que leer todos， no sólo para percatarse de las injusticias políticas （ya que por desgracia no sólo ha ocurrido en Rusia） sino también para enamorarse de la lectura y seguir con este hábito。Me encantó este clásico ❤️ 。。。more
Laurence
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This book reads like current news headlines。。。prophetic。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Animal Farm
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Animal Farm&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Animal Farm&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0