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8/10
This is the second time I've read this book and I still love it. The first time I read it was back in 2002/2003 and I vaguely remembered the story, although I thought I remembered more than I did.
This is the first, and sadly still the only, book of George Orwell that I've read. I think it has great imagery and can, at times, be very dramatic. It shows how power can corrupt all, even those with good intensions. I had forgotten how early signs of corruption had been shown by the pigs and the a ...more
This is the second time I've read this book and I still love it. The first time I read it was back in 2002/2003 and I vaguely remembered the story, although I thought I remembered more than I did.
This is the first, and sadly still the only, book of George Orwell that I've read. I think it has great imagery and can, at times, be very dramatic. It shows how power can corrupt all, even those with good intensions. I had forgotten how early signs of corruption had been shown by the pigs and the a ...more
Jan 08, 2010
Nate Morse
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
literature,
literature-british
Really changes your viewpoint before going to the petting zoo with kids.
I like this book the exact same amount as I did before when I read it for school. The ranking has always been 4 stars, although I heard rumors that Snowball snuck in at night and stole a star to spread Fake News. Believe me, I give the best ratings. People often talk about how great my ratings are.
I like this book the exact same amount as I did before when I read it for school. The ranking has always been 4 stars, although I heard rumors that Snowball snuck in at night and stole a star to spread Fake News. Believe me, I give the best ratings. People often talk about how great my ratings are.
Jan 10, 2010
Kelly
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
g-classics,
y-2008-or-earlier
