Animal Farm Hardcover – May 25, 1993

What can be said about this book and Orwell's other works that hasn't already been said? He is uncannily prescient in his description of society and fallibility (and gullibility) of man. If you haven't read it yet, you really need to. This one and "1984".

Product came ina new condition and my only concern was that it's shipped in a cheap Amazon box with other item so it was really easy to get damaged. I was lucky and no damage happens.

I had to read this book for my classics book club. Short and easy, font and outline flow fast. The story though.... *shudder*! At first is was blatantly obvious that Orwell was writing about Communism and the state of affairs in the Soviet Union. Another reviewer quite well detailed all the characters and who there were in real life including the Union's (the original) five year plan of economics (the windmill) of progress to transform Soviet society. And that it was written in 1945, yeah, it's about the USSR. Beyond that though, when you get into it about half way after they run off one of the main characters (snowball) and the real tyrant takes over (napoleon), you begin to see the parallels to contemporary culture and society. How the animals never seem to figure out what is going on right in front of them. Even when they do stand up, they are punished by death for their crimes and rebellion. Then the propaganda from one of the more intelligent animals leads them to forget and believe they didn't remember things correctly, all in the name of the pigs implementing and fooling the less intelligent animals into their serfdom. I see it as contemporary social and political events that are happening in the U.S. and withing the Republican party. Eventually the other animals aren't able to distinguish the pigs from humans and the cycle has started all over again. Very sad story, but how many people have lived this or are living it right now? The sense of freedom and change that is corrupted, twisted and silenced, which turns right back into the cycle. The oppressed become the oppressor. I would highly recommend this to anyone as a must read and critique of contemporary culture and human behavior.

Another classic by Orwell. What a great book! Easy read, short book but packed with relevance back in the day through today. An inevitable repeat of history where the gain of power leads to corruption and simply no room for equality. Amazingly memorable characters, a powerful and incredibly well written story. There’s a reason why Orwell is one of the greatest authors ever. It was great reading this after 1984...kind of like a short take on the big picture where no one is safe and no one is truly free, but we are raised and educated through propaganda giving little or no time for an individual’s own thoughts, and being pressured by any means necessary to keep the masses in line. The rich get richer and the poor do hard labor, live shorter lives and are paid less if all and truly taken advantage. The personification is the perfect disguise to express human emotion and the struggles all society's and the desire to take on the ultimate power - the government. If you’ve read 1984 along with Brave New World (Aldous Huxley) as well as Fahrenheit 451 (Bradbury), this is a wonderfully written story that is in the line with the other 3 epic novels listed above. Although shorter, equally important and relevant! Read it, you won’t be disappointed!!!

Great book. The first one was stated as ‘delivered handed of directly’ but it was not detailed to my address so I reordered and received the second one in two days. Have never heard anything about refund for the first one ordered that was not received.

The story Animal Farm is something that every person in the entire world should read. This simple tale of a group of animals, neglected, abused, enslaved, and put down, rising up against their hateful masters with the hopes of creating an egalitarian society was meant as a commentary on the state of the Soviet Union. The depiction created of a Communist society from its conception to its death is one of tyranny, deceit, distrust, and rivalry that destroys the pure intentions of the original revolutionaries. Though the depth of the underlying political commentary may be lost on people with no interest in the operation of the economy or the government, Animal Farm is a very accessible story with easy to understand lessons in morality, fairness, and honesty.One note on the additional "filler" information added to this edition, it is both poorly written and uninteresting. While the life of George Orwell is interesting and something worth learning about, especially if you have aspirations towards being a socialist, the author of this section does such a poor job that reading tax codes in IRS publications is more interesting.In summary, buy this book, read it, lend it to someone else, read it again, lend it to more people, read it again, and dream of a world of egalitarian communism. Or you can just read the story, enjoy the struggles and triumphs of the heroic animals, despise the greedy pigs, and share the experience with someone else.

This book is as true today as when it was written. Oligarchies operate everywhere and will lure people in with promises of free this and free that. In this case, the pigs rule the barnyard and trap all kinds of animals with promises. Oddly enough, Orwell was a socialist. This fact makes this book all the more interesting. Squealer reminds me of a current politician whose name shall remain anonymous. Interesting read if you are a thinker.