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Animal Farm
Animal Farm | George George Orwell
Animal Farm is an allegorical novella reflecting events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union. Orwell, a democratic socialist, was a critic of Joseph Stalin and hostile to Moscow-directed Stalinism. In the book, Old Major, the old boar on the Manor Farm, summons the animals on the farm together for a meeting, during which he refers to humans as "enemies" and teaches the animals a revolutionary song called "Beasts of England." When Major dies, two young pigs, Snowball and Napoleon, assume command and consider it a duty to prepare for the Rebellion. The animals revolt, driving the drunken, irresponsible farmer Mr Jones, as well as Mrs Jones and the other human caretakers and employees, off the farm, renaming it "Animal Farm." They adopt the Seven Commandments of Animalism, the most important of which is, "All animals are equal." The original title was Animal Farm: A Fairy Story; U.S. publishers dropped the subtitle when it was published in 1946, and only one of the translations during Orwell's lifetime kept it. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 - 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His work is marked by lucid prose, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism.
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JessClark78
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Eggs Absolutely 💯 3mo
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mjtwo
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10 June 24 (audiobook)
I had forgotten how much I love this ‘fairy story‘. I love so many of the characters: Boxer, Clover, Snowball and, most of all, Benjamin. I do wonder which I would be. And it tells so many truths. Orwell himself may not be a very likeable character but this really is a masterpiece. And Stephen Fry‘s narration is, of course, perfect.

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Born.A.Reader
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Eggs Perfect 🐷 🩷🐖 6mo
LiteraryChanteuse I just read this recently and gave it 5 stars ⭐️ 6mo
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GatheringBooks
Animal Farm: A Fairy Story (Anniversary) | George Orwell, Ralph Steadman
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#StorySettings Day 22: This illustrated version of Animal #Farm by Ralph Steadman is a keeper. This 50th anniversary edition also contains Orwell‘s unpublished preface to the original edition and his preface to the 1947 Ukrainian edition. Both appendices clearly referenced the historical zeitgeist that inspired Orwell to write this story. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-dBh

Eggs Magnificent art 👏🏻👏🏻 6mo
mjtwo I need to own that! Looks wonderful 5mo
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AmandaBlaze
Animal Farm | George Orwel
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💚🖤💚 6mo
Eggs #GreatMinds 💚🧠🖤 6mo
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JuliaTheBookNerd
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#Farm 🐴🐷🐶 #StorySettings 🐝🌷🎣🏕️🌳

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 😍 6mo
Eggs My choice too 🐖 6mo
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Eggs
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“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”

#Farm
#StorySettings

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 😍 6mo
dabbe Oh, is this a good book. Not so futuristic, though, these day. 💙🩵💙 6mo
willaful The more things change, the more they stay the same. 6mo
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Eggs @dabbe True 6mo
Eggs @willaful Also true 6mo
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Rome753
Animal Farm | George Orwel
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"For once Benjamin consented to break his rule, and he read out to her what was written on the wall. There was nothing there now except a single Commandment. It ran: 'All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.'"
"Animal Farm," Geroge Orwell

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InkedBookworm13
Animal Farm | George George Orwell
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Eggs Unforgettable book 👏🏻👏🏻 8mo
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OriginalCyn620
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I‘ve read this book before but this was my first time on audio. It‘s just a brilliant book! A must-read, IMO.

#bookspinbingo - free space
#pop24 - book from an animal‘s POV

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 9mo
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DHill
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Why did I ever wait so long to read this?

CindyMyLifeIsLit One of my favorite books! 9mo
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Cjbesh
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Great short read. How have I gone this long without reading this classic?

SandySaga Literally same !! 😅 9mo
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aimee23
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Last 2023, I‘ve challenged myself to read 1 book per month for 12 months. So proud of myself for being able to accomplish this despite my busy-ness these days. When I was younger, I was a voracious reader. Now, I need to schedule my reading time so this was quite a feat for me.

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michellelav
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This is my first time reading this book and I understand why it‘s a classic. My heart broke so many times in such a short time frame 🥲 Definitely worth the read!

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aimee23
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The book is about Communism. You thought it‘s not gonna be an adult read because they have animals for their characters, but dang! This is such a wonderful book, everyone can read it, young or old. Can‘t help but feel for the animals as I was reading this. :( Finished in 2 days. Dec 24-25 lol 🎄

Darklunarose I just recently finished this. It‘s a darn good book with a very strong message. 11mo
aimee23 @Darklunarose I just feel for Boxer. I feel that he‘s just gonna die in the end because of how hard he works. 😔 11mo
Darklunarose @aimee23 😔 “napoleon is always right” 11mo
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Gleefulreader
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First time ever reading this. A perfect parable for the times we are living through.

Goodness I love the Clothbound Editions!

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Maggie4483
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I read this in high school, and it still really is such a great book to make history more accessible. Makes me want to go read everything about the Russian Revolution.

Plus…I easily found 100+ #WGWordsearch words (thank you, Snowball! 🐖). #WinterGames

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Darklunarose
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Finished this afternoon, I must say reading it again as a fully fledged adult allows one to grasp the concepts so much better then at 16.

Christine I had that same experience this year! 11mo
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Darklunarose
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Here we go again. Day 5 of thunder and lighting

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Darklunarose
Animal Farm | George George Orwell
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I started reading this today. It was one of the reading list I have in stage one (yr 11) many years ago. And I never truely appreciated it. So am giving it another go.

MemoirsForMe Cool cover! 11mo
Darklunarose @UwannaPublishme I do like this cover! 11mo
Aimeesue Excellent cover! 11mo
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bekakins
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Starting #wintergames off right! My first #snowedin read - I can‘t believe I‘ve never gotten round to reading this before, very well written, and a scary allegory for many countries, not just Stalinist Russia 😬

Also #20in4 - 1.5 hrs

Team #snowangels

PuddleJumper ❄️❄️ 12mo
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MahsaNjm
Animal Farm | George George Orwell
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One of the best 🫠

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ChelseaM6010
Animal Farm | George George Orwell
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Eggs Perfection 🐷 🩷 🐖 13mo
ChelseaM6010 @Eggs 🐷💜 13mo
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Eggs Brilliant 🐷👌🏼🐖 13mo
Bookwomble Brilliant illustration! 🐽🥃 13mo
Ast_Arslan @Bookwomble I agree! 13mo
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anushareflects
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I reread this book after a gap of about 8 years - and boy oh boy is this just as brilliant and relevant as ever?? I am always so impressed by Orwell‘s writing but this one just knocks it out of the park. His incisive analysis of the effects of power and corruption is razor sharp and something we can see at play in our governments across the world. Truly brilliant.

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Ast_Arslan
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I tried to read this one when I was a pupil... yet too young!
I remember dnf it, but now I truly believe it's time to give it another chance!
I just started it but I hope to finish it todays as well between a work shift and another 🦾

KCofKaysville @Ast_Arslan It is so short, you can do it! Saw an old cartoon version of it on TV not long ago. 14mo
Ast_Arslan @KCofKaysville I actually did it 👌🏻 Wow! A cartoon? I didn't know about it! 14mo
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kelli7990
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Mehso-so

Here‘s my review for a book I just finished reading.

This book works for the following prompt:

Artemis | Goddess of the Hunt & Wilderness: A book told from the perspective of an animal - #greekmythologychallenge

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kelli7990
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I started this book. I wasn‘t sure if I wanted to read this book at first but it‘s from the perspective of animals so it‘s interesting. In high school, I read 1984 by George Orwell and I didn‘t really like it very much. This is the only book I haven‘t read by him.

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Davidtk20
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I‘m sure this book became an instant classic when it was first published. It is brimming with tons of themes and motifs that can address a lot of the problems in contemporary society especially the political ones.

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mindduckbooks
Animal Farm | George George Orwell
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We have recently revisited this classic to have a short discussion about it on our podcast and it still holds up. I remembered it being much more direct with the historical parallels and analogies. I actually really liked that the book never really says anything bluntly upfront and it is still very easy to read even today.

Check out episode 49 of the Mind Duck Books podcast: https://bit.ly/47m9o7T

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Night_Reader
Animal Farm | George George Orwell
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Such a great quote. 👏 🥂

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Night_Reader
Animal Farm | George George Orwell
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5/5 🌟

Fantastic book about power, corruption, human condition and so much more. Glad I finally read it! ❤️❤️

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CindyMyLifeIsLit
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1. Animal Farm by George Orwell- if I read this in high school, I don‘t remember it. Discovering it as an adult, I can see echoes of it in our society every day. Brilliant commentary on the effects of power!
2. Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry - I‘ve never heard of anyone who didn‘t like this book!
3. Stephen King or Scott Hawkins. Would love to learn how their brains work! 😁
#WondrousWednesday

Eggs 🩵🌸💙 1y
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JessClark78
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“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”

My first time reading this. This is a powerful little story. I finished it in two sittings. I‘d recommend to anyone who hasn‘t read it.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Bookworm04 I just completed this today I just got onto another of his books 1984, 99 pages in started it at 8pm uk time 1y
JessClark78 @Bookworm04 1984 was good. I keep meaning to give it a reread but haven‘t gotten around to it yet. 1y
Bookworm04 Yeh seems good 163 pages in 1y
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Christine
Animal Farm | George George Orwell
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This book is magnificent! I remember reading it in HS and liking, but that's about all I remembered about it. Guessing I didn't truly get it back then, but boy does it ring true now. So glad I revisited while my own high schooler was reading for class (and he loved it, too). Great audio performance (and I defy any listener to not be singing “Beasts of England“ around the house for days!).

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bravenewtrav
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So glad I finally got to read this. My high school had us reading “1984,” and not this brilliant little “fairy tale” about how quickly fascism spreads. A must read, and one hell of a bummer.

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iaietta
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5/5 ⭐️
Libro molto crudo e a tratti quasi divertente, dato che mi sembrava di leggere un report sulla Corea del Nord (che poi sottolinea anche il genio dell'autore, un cinismo che Kim ha compreso forse fin troppo bene)
[Si questo weekend è stato un fuggire nei libri]

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emilycoc
Animal Farm | George George Orwell
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I first read this in Grade 8 (circa 2002-03). I did not truly appreciate the book's satire until very recently. It was great to go back and discover it anew, and I was surprised that the same feeling of unease at the end of the book that I felt in Grade 8 still persists. #whatiread #booktwoof2023

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kimmypete1
Animal Farm | George Orwel
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Read this for the pup sugar challenge and while I wouldn‘t rush to recommend it, it wasn‘t as bad nor as painful as I thought it would be.

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LisaLovesToRead
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Orwell gets you thinking. I had never read this before, so it was nice to read this classic from an adult perspective.

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thecaffinatedreader
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AaronZipp
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This one was fun, the comparison from animals to communists was pretty funny.

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Kimberlone
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I won a literature themed trivia game today on the cruise! I was pretty proud of myself :) Kind of lame that the prize was just this Holland America lapel pin though…

Ruthiella A bottle of sparkling wine should be the prize! 2y
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Judybskt
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1️⃣Sun Rose Books in OCNJ
2️⃣Judy‘s Books and Bubbly
3️⃣Tagged - not sure if I understand it any better than I did in 1983! 😵‍💫

@Eggs #wondrouswednesday

Eggs Thanks for playing! 2y
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