Organized Chaos Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 My favourite book, short yet effective. It's essentially a simplified history of the Soviet Union WITH ANIMALS. What do you guys think of it (if you've read it) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John A. Zoidberg Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 I had to read it for a class last year. It really is wonderful, though I could see how people can find it boring without proper knowledge of the Soviet Union and figurative language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTR~ Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Read it for class this year. So-so, not really my type of book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion X. Denver Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 I thought it was alright, but the ending line was really powerful. I still remember it to this day despite forgetting other details of the story. I felt bad for all the animals v.v Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mehmani Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Orwell is by a long way the most important writer of the 20th Century, and [i]Animal Farm [/i]is his most important work, even outshining [i]Nineteen Eighty-Four[/i]. He also deserves recognition for being one of the only Socialists of his time that criticized the Soviet Union too. [i]Why Orwell Matters [/i]by Christopher Hitchens is recommended reading, definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsianGuy1137 Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Personal opinions really. There is no absolute method of comparison when divulging into the subject of political philosophy. I personally prefer Huxley's more engaging narrative in Brave New World but the values of both stories are about the same. Also, I'm not quite sure you can definitively say Animal Farm outshines 1984, I found the little bit on [i]The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism[/i] or the book within the book by Goldstein to be more thought-provoking while also a more brilliant way to tie together the central themes in a novel while also giving an interesting view of Orwell's own political philosophy as he undoubtedly meant to convey to the readers in what many people consider to be his magnum opus. Frankly, I still find it disturbing that many of the themes addressed in that little bit are still prevalent and resonant with many contemporary issues, especially on the subject of war and class warfare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forums and Card Games Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 The double meanings in this book are spectacular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garthfunkle Vii Backwards Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 [quote name='Mihails Tāls' timestamp='1329680371' post='5827204'] Orwell is by a long way the most important writer of the 20th Century, and [i]Animal Farm [/i]is his most important work, even outshining [i]Nineteen Eighty-Four[/i]. He also deserves recognition for being one of the only Socialists of his time that criticized the Soviet Union too. [i]Why Orwell Matters [/i]by Christopher Hitchens is recommended reading, definitely. [/quote]i I'll google [i]Why Orwell Matters [/i]by Christopher Hitchens Dude has some poke-balls to write and say something like this but it needed to be said so it was over all great love the book. The part where the pigs start acting like hypocrites broke the rule that where established and start slowly but surely take over It Really show how it's done and the process that is often taken to land such a country in a crittical state that is socialism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailMasterCard Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 Was a pretty good book to read back in the days that I went to school, haven't read it much during the last years. Liked how it reflected much on the history of the Soviet Union. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut - Envoy of the End Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 I like how a thread can go uncommented on for eight months then get bought back, and it isn't considered a necrobump. That's the Literature section for you. Fantastic book, and I say that as someone with no education of how the Soviet oppression it is based on worked (I was not informed that it was even based on events in Soviet history until after I'd finished.) Agre with Fusion about the very ending, even if I can't quote it directly I know what you mean. The main symbolic words of the piece are still permanently branded into my mind though because they are still relevant in so many places however subtle. All animals are equal. [color=#ff0000]But some animals are more equal than others.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STVB Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 im reading this book in english currently, were on chapter 4, i never skip ahead, the book is somewhat interesting to me, its not bad, although it might be better if i ever decide to brush up on the soviet union. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimmepie Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 I have not yet read it but I have always wanted to, especially after reading 1984. Orwell was a master of telling the world exactly how messed up it is and I always wonder what he'd say about today's culture. If you know somewhere cheap where I can get the book let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut - Envoy of the End Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 [quote name='gimmepie' timestamp='1351414520' post='6055460'] I have not yet read it but I have always wanted to, especially after reading 1984. Orwell was a master of telling the world exactly how messed up it is and I always wonder what he'd say about today's culture. If you know somewhere cheap where I can get the book let me know. [/quote] Amazon? eBay? Waterstones? Take your pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Metal Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Read this book for a summer reading test for high school. Loved what Orwell used for the symbolism in the book. I really wished Snowball came back after he got banned from the farm though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepperyena Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 I've read it before, but we have to read it this year FOR the English Class. I have a question. How is it about communism? When I previously read it, it seemed to me that it was just showing the evil within consciousness, stuff like that, y'know. And if it's specifically about communism, written by say... someone who dislikes it and/or is from America, then it just shows me that humans are even worse. >w< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organized Chaos Posted November 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 [quote name='Pepperyena' timestamp='1352846533' post='6068567'] I've read it before, but we have to read it this year FOR the English Class. I have a question. How is it about communism? When I previously read it, it seemed to me that it was just showing the evil within consciousness, stuff like that, y'know. And if it's specifically about communism, written by say... someone who dislikes it and/or is from America, then it just shows me that humans are even worse. >w< [/quote] I'm surprised this thread is still going but I'll explain anyway. The animals have an "everyone is equal system" which everyone likes until Napoleon's douchery is revealed and everything goes bad with (as said in previous posts) the new motto of the farm "All animals are equal but some are more equal than others." Due to these events, it parallels the events of the Russian Revolution, Stalin setting up the USSR etc. It's not necessarily about Communism but the animal's cruel system is essentially a crude version of Communism. Although I do find your theory also quiet interesting as I had never considered that side to the logic behind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepperyena Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 Yeah, I'm a bit of an anti-human person. I've read other books that delved into human psychology, I've seen the world how it is, what humans have done... Stuff like that. Thanks for explaining that to me, though, It makes more sense now. Equality is not a bad thing... What the pigs did was corrupt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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