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The art in this particular edition (ISBN 0-15-100217-7) is amazing; it brings to life the intensity the story truly has.
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The whole story is kind of creepy--with animals talking and writing and such. It gets pretty crazy in the end (but I won't give it away). I find Squealer amusing. The way he talks is actually funny to me. There were some quotes I liked. These are some of them:
"If a window was broken or a drain was blocked up, someone was certain to say that Snowball had come in the night and done it, and when the key of the store-shed was lost, the whole farm was convinced that Snowball had thrown it down the we ...more
"If a window was broken or a drain was blocked up, someone was certain to say that Snowball had come in the night and done it, and when the key of the store-shed was lost, the whole farm was convinced that Snowball had thrown it down the we ...more
This book may initially feel like a folktale or a fairy tale, but upon further inspection and evaluation, Animal Farm screams out policial retoric. It is important to note that Animal Farm was originally published in 1946. In the beginning, Major, the old wise pig, has a dream in which there is no more master or human owners. The farm was run by animals in which they all lived in harmony. After Major dies, the animals have an opportunity to rebel and they do, driving out Mr. Jones to the next c
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"four legs good ... two legs baaaaaaaaaaad."
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Communism bad!
May 26, 2008
Mandie
marked it as to-read
Aug 27, 2008
Alexandria
marked it as to-read
