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I just finished Animal Farm as part of a personal project to re-read outstanding books that I read in high school and college over 50 years ago. I feel that it would be interesting to note any changes in perspective between a teenager and a now senior citizen. As to Animal Farm, it is just as good now as it was then. Of course, at the time I first read this satire/allegory of the Russian Revolution and the rise of the Soviet Union it was at the height of the cold war --Orwell wrote it in 1945 at
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Perhaps just as relevant now under Drumpf as it was when Orwell was spoofing European politics, Animal Farm is one of the greatest pieces of political satire ever written. I have to admit not having cracked it open since high school, but perhaps I need to go back and read this now.
When I was little, I asked mum for a book on animals... be careful what you wish for.
This book, in my opinion, is the greatest book of all time. It is a must read that changes your perspective on things.
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