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Animal Farm – George Orwell (1945)

Animal Farm by George Orwell

February 23, 2021 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

This is one of those books that I’ve read about a dozen times. So much so that I’ve listened to this specific audiobook edition (by Ralph Cosham) three or four times. It was also one of the first “adult books” (such as it is for adults — Hint: It is, as far as I’m concerned) I read in whole, and read in one go. The book is also the subject of a lot of limiting criticism about what it’s an allegory for. He calls it […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: animal farm, George Orwell

vel veeter's CBR13 Review No:76 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: animal farm, George Orwell ·
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Don’t be a dictator

July 27, 2018 by tillie 1 Comment

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” Animal farm is one of those classics that are pretty much absorbed and ingrained in society. It tells the story of some animals on a farm becoming deeply enraged about the unfairness as they do all the work and the farmer reaps the reward. They stage a revolution and rename the farm “Animal farm.” They adopt the Seven Commandments of Animalism, the most important of which is, “All animals are equal.” And for […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History Tagged With: #CBR10, allegory, animal farm, classics, George Orwell, Mathildehoeg, Satire

Post by tillie · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, History · Tags: #CBR10, allegory, animal farm, classics, George Orwell, Mathildehoeg, Satire ·
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