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I had tried to read this once before but found the beginning tedious. I also had the animated movie on a tape when I was younger and have memories of being terrified by the scene where Boxer is taken away to the glue factory.
Reading the book as an adult though, with all my understanding of international politics (not much), I found it absolutely compelling.
I read this straight after reading 1984 and found the language quite similar, which is unsurprising since both books deal with Communism an ...more
Reading the book as an adult though, with all my understanding of international politics (not much), I found it absolutely compelling.
I read this straight after reading 1984 and found the language quite similar, which is unsurprising since both books deal with Communism an ...more
Well it certainly didn't have on me the impact that 1984 did. I'm glad I read it but more for it's cultural value than it's entertainment value. And I am glad I was made aware of the comparative reading with the Russian Revolution before I started it as it made the reading experience so much more interesting.
It was a quick, enjoyable read but it was very predictable, at least to me as a reader. I can't help but wonder though if it was always so predictable, even when it was first published. I'm ...more
It was a quick, enjoyable read but it was very predictable, at least to me as a reader. I can't help but wonder though if it was always so predictable, even when it was first published. I'm ...more
George Orwell had this published just after the war. I believe it was based on communism and Stalin, but there are many parallels to the world of today. As a cat person, I just loved the way Orwell referred to the cat as an animal that just did not bother with what was going on around him. He just disappeared at the right moments. Otherwise I have started to look at some people in a different light now and again.
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