Stefkus reviewed Farm der Tiere by George Orwell
Farm der Tiere
4 stars
"Alle Tiere sind gleich aber manche sind gleicher"
Hardcover, 385 pages
English language
Published Dec. 3, 2003 by Harcourt.
4 stars
(429 reviews)
THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY of George Orwell's birth has brought these two groundbreaking novels together for the first time, along with a revealing new introduction by Christopher Hitchens.
ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS George Orwell's classic satire of the Russian Revolution is the account of the bold struggle, initiated by the animals, that transforms Mr. Jones's Manor Farm into Animal Farm—a wholly democratic society built on the credo that All Animals Are Created Equal. Out of their cleverness, the pigs Napoleon, Squealer, and Snowball emerge as leaders of the new community in a subtle evolution that proves disastrous. The climax is the brutal betrayal of the faithful horse Boxer, when totalitarian rule is reestablished with the bloodstained postscript to the founding slogan: But Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others.
WAR IS PEACE. FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH. In 1984, London is a …
THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY of George Orwell's birth has brought these two groundbreaking novels together for the first time, along with a revealing new introduction by Christopher Hitchens.
ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS George Orwell's classic satire of the Russian Revolution is the account of the bold struggle, initiated by the animals, that transforms Mr. Jones's Manor Farm into Animal Farm—a wholly democratic society built on the credo that All Animals Are Created Equal. Out of their cleverness, the pigs Napoleon, Squealer, and Snowball emerge as leaders of the new community in a subtle evolution that proves disastrous. The climax is the brutal betrayal of the faithful horse Boxer, when totalitarian rule is reestablished with the bloodstained postscript to the founding slogan: But Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others.
WAR IS PEACE. FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH. In 1984, London is a grim city where Big Brother is always watching you and the Thought Police can practically read your mind. Winston is a man in grave danger for the simple reason that his memory still functions. Drawn into a forbidden love affair, Winston finds the courage to join a secret revolutionary organization called The Brotherhood, dedicated to the destruction of the Party. Together with his beloved Julia. he hazards his life in a death match against the powers that be. --front flap
JayBird76 reviewed Animal Farm by George Orwell
Some animals are more equal than others...
5 stars
I love George Orwell. This is a beautiful allegory of communism through the eyes of a mid-twentieth century writer. It's not hard to see parallels to our current political situation.
Irina reviewed Animal Farm by George Orwell
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5 stars
The metaphor here is super simple to understand and to transfer for our reality. It is a super good way to detach ourselves from our reality and see some of our political realities take place in a more far and clear way
Yubin reviewed Animal Farm by George Orwell
Another classic by Orwell
5 stars
This tale highlights how an idealistic revolution can turn to a dystopia worse than the oppresion from before. There are many parellels to the story of the Soviet Union which makes it especially interesting for history nerds.
oatmilk_alex reviewed Animal Farm by George Orwell
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4 stars
I’m sure if i re-read it i would be able to appreciate it more
I’m sure if i re-read it i would be able to appreciate it more
alexbuch reviewed Animal Farm by George Orwell
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3 stars
3.5 stars
Dee reviewed Animal Farm by George Orwell
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4 stars
Power tends to corrupt, tale as old as time...
Good read, expected more on Benjamin aka "Donkey George."
4/5
struppi reviewed Animal Farm by George Orwell
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4 stars
i really miss snowball
update march 20 2022:
woah, i didn't notice that i started reading this exactly one year ago today. it took me an entire year to get over snowball's death it seems, haha.
brenticus reviewed Animal Farm by George Orwell
None
4 stars
Animal farm is a fantastic book. That's been obvious for decades. No need to expound on that.
The one thing that keeps me from rating this at a five is that Orwell seems to present the idea that everything's shit all the way down. At the time Animal Farm was published, we were seeing the fall of fascism with capitalism and communism coming to the forefront as the two competing ideologies for the modern era. Orwell's critique of communism is blatantly obvious through his retelling of the Russian revolution and the rise of Stalinism (or Napoleonism in this case, I suppose). A bit more subtle is his critique of capitalism through the greed of the farmers (especially Mr. Jones) and the way the pigs slowly take more and more of the animals' labour to fuel their own extravagance and turn more human-like. Both critiques are valid, but since Orwell obviously …
Animal farm is a fantastic book. That's been obvious for decades. No need to expound on that.
The one thing that keeps me from rating this at a five is that Orwell seems to present the idea that everything's shit all the way down. At the time Animal Farm was published, we were seeing the fall of fascism with capitalism and communism coming to the forefront as the two competing ideologies for the modern era. Orwell's critique of communism is blatantly obvious through his retelling of the Russian revolution and the rise of Stalinism (or Napoleonism in this case, I suppose). A bit more subtle is his critique of capitalism through the greed of the farmers (especially Mr. Jones) and the way the pigs slowly take more and more of the animals' labour to fuel their own extravagance and turn more human-like. Both critiques are valid, but since Orwell obviously isn't advocating for fascism it leaves a bit of a gap where he seems to think the working class is screwed no matter what they do.
Part of the magic of Animal Farm is the way it reads like an old fable teaching you a lesson. Unfortunately, its message is entirely negative: communism sucks because people are going to be greedy and abuse it, and capitalism sucks because it encourages people to be greedy and abusive. I prefer my fables to give some action to move forward in a better way instead of just reinforcing how crappy life is.
Zéro Janvier reviewed La Ferme des Animaux by George Orwell
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3 stars
Un classique de George Orwell, toujours plaisant et intéressant à lire.
kracekumar reviewed Animal Farm by George Orwell
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4 stars
Animal Farm's satire makes the novella interesting to read. Written after Bolshevik revolution and no reason why lot go over gaga. Confining to Bolshevik revolution is tunnel view. The core of the novella resembles with lot of today's politics and ancient kingdom. For a moment forget about the bolshevik revolution. Rebellion outbursts, the leader comes to power and slowly vanquishes non believers in ideas or voices. Slowly becomes benevolent dictator for life, corrupt and power moves from people to few hands. Change the word rebellion to whatever it is/was called during the time period. Isn't this the perfect politics all over the world ? Think of Indian political parties, Tamil Nadu parties. You got it right ? It rises few questions can some one have too much of power ? Rather than human, an organization can have (some say it is already at place) all power at disposal controlled by …
Animal Farm's satire makes the novella interesting to read. Written after Bolshevik revolution and no reason why lot go over gaga. Confining to Bolshevik revolution is tunnel view. The core of the novella resembles with lot of today's politics and ancient kingdom. For a moment forget about the bolshevik revolution. Rebellion outbursts, the leader comes to power and slowly vanquishes non believers in ideas or voices. Slowly becomes benevolent dictator for life, corrupt and power moves from people to few hands. Change the word rebellion to whatever it is/was called during the time period. Isn't this the perfect politics all over the world ? Think of Indian political parties, Tamil Nadu parties. You got it right ? It rises few questions can some one have too much of power ? Rather than human, an organization can have (some say it is already at place) all power at disposal controlled by few.
It boils down to humans thirst of power, leverage the power, ride on others work and lead king size life!
The Gnome King reviewed Animal Farm by George Orwell
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5 stars
Wow! Orwell is a genius. I'd seen the animate movie years ago and that just doesn't capture what the book is about, I thought from the movie it was about pigs having a laff and a few beers. But this book is a scarily accurate portrayal of those in charge and of how they treat the working folk. I think if Orwell was alive today he would be pretty depressed on how the world has evolved and took his book as a manual.
Such a depressing read and you can't help but feel helpless whilst you read about Boxer. I thought the book was going to be too short, just over 100 pages, but it has been perfectly edited. Orwell is one of my favourite authors, not read anything bad by him.
Stefany GG reviewed Animal Farm by George Orwell
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4 stars
Interesting fable portraying the abuse of power, and how it corrupts those who possess it: leading to greed, discrimination and betrayal.
After WWII, Russian Communism was consider an ideal form of government and George Orwell tried to show, through his book, that it was not a true socialist society, but a ruthless tyranny. It also addresses the criticism of totalitarianism of any kind (common theme in the works of George Orwell) and examines the movement and handling operations for the historical truth in times of political transformation.
Given the open and universal character of this message, the story transcends beyond time to make a strong criticism of corruption and exploitation in any society.
bookelf reviewed Animal Farm by George Orwell
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4 stars
wonderful book.. in all honesty this book as relevant today as it was the day it was written..
Subjects
- Domestic animals -- Fiction.
- Totalitarianism -- Fiction.
- London (England) -- Fiction.