false <![CDATA[Animal Farm/1984]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165522328m/5472.jpg 5472 18 <div>ANIMAL FARM<br><br>George Orwell's classic satire of the Russian Revolution is an intimate part of our contemporary culture. It is the account of the bold struggle, initiated by the animals, that transforms Mr. Jones's Manor Farm into Animal Farm--a wholly democratic society built on the credo that All Animals Are Created Equal. Out of their cleverness, the pigs Napoleon, Squealer, and Snowball emerge as leaders of the new community in a subtle evolution that proves disastrous. The climax is the brutal betrayal of the faithful horse Boxer, when totalitarian rule is reestablished with the bloodstained postscript to the founding slogan: But some Animals Are More Equal Than Others. . . . <br><br>1984<br><br>In 1984, London is a grim city where Big Brother is always watching you and the Thought Police can practically read your mind. Winston is a man in grave danger for the simple reason that his memory still functions. Drawn into a forbidden love affair, Winston finds the courage to join a secret revolutionary organization called The Brotherhood, dedicated to the destruction of the Party. Together with his beloved Julia, he hazards his life in a deadly match against the powers that be.<br></div> 2966408 1 6 2003 Animal Farm/1984 total:4304|5:1452|4:1594|3:947|2:213|1:98| 4304 17001 5354 289 4 1 false true Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 09:39:48 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 10:01:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Nov 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 26 13:44:58 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 13:48:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 19:09:29 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 19:42:05 -0700 2009 2
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The government knows best.
The intelligentsia seize power.
The naive proletariat are oppressed and kept ignorant.
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Old Major is the head of the Animals on the farm and gathers them about a dream he had. He tells the Animals about his dream and his...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jan 13 17:29:58 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 13 17:32:57 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1983 Sat Jan 12 17:20:59 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 12 17:32:11 -0800 2008
1984 is better, though has some faults, namely in the strangeness of its sexuality, and the perhaps unconscious equation between sex and freedom. The end is clas...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 18:58:59 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 19:20:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Feb 03 20:32:10 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 09:20:36 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 17:11:23 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 17:14:28 -0700 2008 once 2 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Mon Jan 12 03:37:56 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 03:47:07 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Apr 13 12:54:08 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 13:11:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Mon Jan 19 06:32:30 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 06:32:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 19:44:43 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 19:44:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 03 07:52:45 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 19 19:25:16 -0700 2008
I thoroughly enjoyed both Animal Farm and 1984. The last sentence of the former that equates humans with pigs is simply priceless. Animal Farm is short, to the point, and entertaining. In other words, it's brilliant. It's a superb work of allegory - one that actually succeeds...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 05 10:11:18 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 11:20:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 13 15:09:27 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 13 15:19:23 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 02 23:22:16 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 11 16:47:47 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri May 04 22:59:02 -0700 2007 Thu May 10 15:04:19 -0700 2007 Animal Farm or Nineteen Eighty-Four. Now, they are among my favorite books, having gotten to them recently. Reading them back to back, I felt they were not only perfect companion pieces but just a species ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5472