Animal Farm: 75th Anniversary Edition Mass Market Paperback – Standard Edition, April 6, 2004

After a recent conversation about banned books and classic books, I decided to revisit Animal Farm. Fantasy, fiction, or foretelling? Mostly the first and the last I think. IMO George Orwell was a genius. Using animals to explain human behavior until the animals start mimicking human behavior. How they begin by communicating, learning, working together, and trusting one another. And how quickly that turns to working against one another, distrusting one another, from good communication to misinformation. How some are so easily able to brainwash others and how many are so willing to believe what they are told instead of what they know to be true deep in their souls. How their history is being continually rewritten to serve the narrative. Aaahhh, from satire of the Russian revolution to current day politics... I'll let you draw your own conclusions but I was easily able to rename many of these characters after people that are frequently in our current newscasts 🤷

I think this is a book that people should be reading right now. I read this in high school and decided to grab the seventy fifth anniversary edition along with 1984. I flew through this one the other day in two/three hours and it hit so much harder, then when I read it in high school. It's getting really scary out there you guys, we need to be informed. books.

A required reading classic that I simply had to re-read and own again. I gave my copy away over 10 years ago when I encouraged my 9 year old granddaughter to read it. She enjoyed the story as much as she enjoyed her English teacher's response to her reading it.This was the 75th anniversary paperback edition which was of a poor quality binding. The introduction by Tea Obreht was excellent but here is a spoiler alert if you have not read the book beforehand. I suggest going back after you finish and then read her insights which were pretty good. The cynical and accurate story is how corruption and hunger for power is not limited but like a cancer it will devour many that start out well intentioned. It also points how the ignorant and uneducated can be easily misguided by charismatic, intelligent evil people.

Pigs to lead and Sheep to cheer (or make a fuss for opposition not to be heard)! Did Orwell get the politics of his time (of the past and of the future) perfectly or what? This book should be taught in schools from kindergarten to university. I can't recommend it highly enough!

A classic.

It's a classic. I like that this is a small paperback and easy to tote around.

Well, Napoleon, er...um...Bezos thought my first review was against community guidelines, if that tells you anything about the book. Should be required reading. Very relevant to what's going on today. I'll keep it to that, and maybe the pigs will be happy?

Although this is clearly about Russian history, this tale s a grim reminder to of how easily people can be manipulated to keep evil leaders in power. The facts happening again worldwide. The people should seek and speak truth.