Animal Farm

02-03-2004, 09:35 PM

I can't believe that I've not read this book yet! Great satire about the Russian Revolution (Go Pig Commies!) for those who don't know what it is. Only problem is that the book is pretty short...

theflyingfish · 02-03-2004, 09:46 PM

I've got it but haven't read it yet. Been too busy reading other stuff (right now I'm working on Lord of the Rings). A short book would probably be good right now though, as it could be a while before I finish LotR.

02-03-2004, 10:09 PM

Eh, I didn't like it so much. I mean, I got the symbolism and everything, but I had to roll my eyes at the "OMG COMMUNISM SI TEH BAAD!!!1" theme.

I mean, give me Hugo or Voltaire or Shakespeare.

02-03-2004, 10:35 PM

I liked it. I would've liked it more if my 9th grade English teacher hadn't given such half-baked assignments about it.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

02-03-2004, 11:52 PM

Great book. Intensified my thoughts on animals' negative views on humans if they had some hidden intelligence though...But great book.

02-04-2004, 12:00 AM

Orwell is a genius. It was a magnificent sattire of communisme("We have irrefutable evidence, DOCUMENTS, that proove Snowball was in fact, SIDING with the humans!!!") and had a deep if somewhat... comical moral...

In the end... there is no difference between pigs and humans. Hehehe.

OMG! ERDAWN HAS POSTED OUTSIDE THE BATTLEFIELD!

***Heroine of the Dragon*** · 02-04-2004, 01:04 AM

Very good book that I've read about 4 times... mostly to discuss things with friends in highschool due to it being in the curriculum!

[ February 04, 2004, 12:06 AM: Message edited by: Heroine of the Dragon ]

02-04-2004, 05:08 PM

It's in our ciriculum too, but I couldn't wait until the end of the semester to read it. Plus reading throguh it more than once will get me a better mark.

A Genius · 02-04-2004, 05:35 PM

Good book. 1984 is so much better, though. Way more surprising, way more interesting, and the conversations in the last third of the book are fascinating.

-A Genius (Oceania is rather unbelievable at first, but it all comes into place at the end.)

skemper · 02-04-2004, 10:29 PM

What's great is that even though it was a direct satire of communist Russia, it can be applied to almost any totalitarian system.

AARGH! I still need to read 1984!

02-05-2004, 06:56 AM

A great book. One of the best allegories to a current government ever, that's for sure...

02-05-2004, 07:33 PM

I still need to read 1984 too. When I went to get this book, the store had none of them left.

biaxialtrinebulon · 02-09-2004, 01:10 AM

First read this in 6th grade. Brilliant book. Not much else to say.

02-11-2004, 04:15 AM

Good ideas often go down with the influx of power they usher in.

02-12-2004, 08:34 PM

Orwell rocks. Animal Farm is a painfully obvious allegory, but it's still a very good book.

And yeah, 1984 is also very good.

02-13-2004, 02:25 AM

Awesome book, and like most fine pieces of literature I've read in school/college, I'd probably like them more if we weren't constantly tested and given essays or other assignment crap to go along with it. Having to stop every few chapters is lame.

02-03-2004, 09:35 PM	#1
Link2000 Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	I can't believe that I've not read this book yet! Great satire about the Russian Revolution (Go Pig Commies!) for those who don't know what it is. Only problem is that the book is pretty short...

02-03-2004, 09:46 PM	#2
theflyingfish Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The far side of Fribbulus Xax Posts: 7,386 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 2,262.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 2,762.00 Donate	I've got it but haven't read it yet. Been too busy reading other stuff (right now I'm working on Lord of the Rings). A short book would probably be good right now though, as it could be a while before I finish LotR.

02-03-2004, 10:09 PM	#3
ocarinagirl Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	Eh, I didn't like it so much. I mean, I got the symbolism and everything, but I had to roll my eyes at the "OMG COMMUNISM SI TEH BAAD!!!1" theme. I mean, give me Hugo or Voltaire or Shakespeare.

02-03-2004, 10:35 PM	#4
CaptHayfever Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	I liked it. I would've liked it more if my 9th grade English teacher hadn't given such half-baked assignments about it. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

02-03-2004, 11:52 PM	#5
Antisocial Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	Great book. Intensified my thoughts on animals' negative views on humans if they had some hidden intelligence though...But great book.

02-04-2004, 12:00 AM	#6
Zigg Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	Orwell is a genius. It was a magnificent sattire of communisme("We have irrefutable evidence, DOCUMENTS, that proove Snowball was in fact, SIDING with the humans!!!") and had a deep if somewhat... comical moral... In the end... there is no difference between pigs and humans. Hehehe. OMG! ERDAWN HAS POSTED OUTSIDE THE BATTLEFIELD!

02-04-2004, 01:04 AM	#7
*Heroine of the Dragon* The Grinnie Fool! ♥ VGFCodes Staff Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: In a pretty place surrounded by sparkly faerie dust!! Gender: Posts: 28,147 Thanks: 323 Thanked 407 Times in 311 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Points: 126,205.57 Bank: 5,445,770.34 Total Points: 5,571,975.90 Donate	Very good book that I've read about 4 times... mostly to discuss things with friends in highschool due to it being in the curriculum! [ February 04, 2004, 12:06 AM: Message edited by: Heroine of the Dragon ]

02-04-2004, 05:08 PM	#8
Link2000 Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	It's in our ciriculum too, but I couldn't wait until the end of the semester to read it. Plus reading throguh it more than once will get me a better mark.

02-04-2004, 05:35 PM	#9
A Genius Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Place Posts: 2,657 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 3,547.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 4,047.00 Donate	Good book. 1984 is so much better, though. Way more surprising, way more interesting, and the conversations in the last third of the book are fascinating. -A Genius (Oceania is rather unbelievable at first, but it all comes into place at the end.)

02-04-2004, 10:29 PM	#10
skemper Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: minneapolis, MN, USA Posts: 682 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 909.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 1,409.00 Donate	What's great is that even though it was a direct satire of communist Russia, it can be applied to almost any totalitarian system. AARGH! I still need to read 1984!

02-05-2004, 06:56 AM	#11
Psytronic Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	A great book. One of the best allegories to a current government ever, that's for sure...

02-05-2004, 07:33 PM	#12
Link2000 Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	I still need to read 1984 too. When I went to get this book, the store had none of them left.

02-09-2004, 01:10 AM	#13
biaxialtrinebulon Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Within the very depths of my concious. o_O Posts: 1,127 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 664.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 1,164.00 Donate	First read this in 6th grade. Brilliant book. Not much else to say.

02-11-2004, 04:15 AM	#14
Lord X Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	Good ideas often go down with the influx of power they usher in.

02-12-2004, 08:34 PM	#15
UserGoogol Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	Orwell rocks. Animal Farm is a painfully obvious allegory, but it's still a very good book. And yeah, 1984 is also very good.

02-13-2004, 02:25 AM	#16
I HATE POKEMON! Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	Awesome book, and like most fine pieces of literature I've read in school/college, I'd probably like them more if we weren't constantly tested and given essays or other assignment crap to go along with it. Having to stop every few chapters is lame.