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George Orwell has always been one to hide his intention within well created allegories and parables of some sort. A trait that can be found in his 1984 and even Burmese days and I guess this is expected because most of his works when viewed through the political situation and sociological composition of the people in his country during those times, are actually very radical.

They speak against the government, injustice, and the idiosyncrasies of the ruling class. The amazing thing about Animal Farm however is that the names of the animals for some reason correspond with the names of world leaders at that time. I mean a pig named Snowball? A horse named Boxer?

George Orwell was trying to pass a message across which in a very clear way that cannot be faulted and he succeeded though the government thought banning the book was the right thing to do. :roll2:

That was a very bad move on their part though. I mean banning a book adds to its mystery and most books banned in the past have turned out to be well accepted by the world in general.

George Orwell though is the real deal.
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Animal farm is book that I enjoyed reading while I was still in high school.My favorite was Napoleon though he had his own fouls.Its a classic display of what took place in Africa post colonialism and how persistently our mind sets keeping failing us. How development is an allergy we suffer from hence not meeting the desired standards resulting into the wish would have been.
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Animal Farm is one of my favorite book I enjoy reading with my children. I would recommend it anytime.
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Woah ! Another book of my childhood days. What a transfer from human world to the animal kingdom. Orwell has a way with words and imagination. The way the pigs tract to emotions in the human world is amazing . If the author could have just used a little more of suspense and drama this book would have been hypnotised the young adult readers more. Good job .
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Post by paulkinyuao+ »

A good book for a good revolution.

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To me, the greatest compliment this book receives is when people don't know it's a political allegory. Politics is always so in your face, and political opinions so spoon fed, that to know that a subtle political masterpiece like this exists is comforting. Even though Orwell never wrote a happy ending, I always smile when I read his books.
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It's so creepy how relevant this book is in today's world!
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Animal Farm was required reading for us in school. We analyzed it thoroughly and were examined on it. Most of my classmates disliked it and hated reading it. A couple of years later, it was once more on the syllabus. Interestingly, they switched it from the English Literature exam to the Swahili exam, so those behind us in school read the translated version. I still remember my sister's tribulations with that!

I found it quite difficult as well, although I was intrigued by the underlying message. Maybe I will re-read it one of these days.
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Had nothing to do with the animals for me. The book was very simple to understand, yet is framed in a way that one cannot know its true message unless they apply it to both historical and modern political events.
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I loved the book. I could see the animals and their actions in my imaginary mind. I wish I could write a story like this.
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I read it when I was a teenager. It should be paired with 1984 even if their styles are practically opposite because Animal Farm tells about a revolution and its betrayal by its leaders and 1984 tells whan happens after those leader establish an authoritarian regime.
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Post by Mrunal Tikekar »

It’s one of my favourite books. I can re-read it several times without losing interest. Same with 1984. I agree that banning books only add to the mystery.
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I really love the metaphor of the pigs being in charge in this piece. I don't usually love audiobooks but this one was hugely entertaining as such.
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I read this one in the Swahili version as one of my high school setbooks. It's a great read.
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Post by rk228 »

Animal Farm is a wonderful book. I mean there's the political and satire side to it, but you can also see the idea of the 'fairy story'. In the book, people generally see good and bad, stupid vs. smart, but there's more to the story than that. When I read the book, I didn't really see any of that. I didn't think of Napoleon as bad or Boxer as good. I simply saw them for what they were. How they were wired. It's in their nature to be that way.
But it's a must-read. The book depicts animals and humans in almost the same way; like they're the same thing. And in the end, they are.
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