Animal Farm
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (842 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0000545BA |
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| Number of Pages | : | 331 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Elizabeth Macgregor-Skinner said Misleading and poor copy edition of Animal Farm.. First, let me say that this review is not about the story Animal Farm - which is a masterpiece and classic that I read years ago. I just purchased this version for my son, who must read the book this summer and was completely disappointed in this edition. It is very strange and not from a main publishing house - and it says inside the cover "for sale in countries which have copyright period of 6Misleading and poor copy edition of Animal Farm. First, let me say that this review is not about the story Animal Farm - which is a masterpiece and classic that I read years ago. I just purchased this version for my son, who must read the book this summer and was completely disappointed in this edition. It is very strange and not from a main publishing house - and it says inside the cover "for sale in countries which have copyright period of 63 years or less from the year of the authors death". They type face is . years or less from the year of the authors death". They type face is . Kanga said very poor quality printing. Avoid this edition.. We received a very flimsy and poorly printed paperback, even though we purchased this directly from amazon and not a third party seller. The book we received shows the retail price printed on the back as 60 Rupee, or 9very poor quality printing. Avoid this edition. We received a very flimsy and poorly printed paperback, even though we purchased this directly from amazon and not a third party seller. The book we received shows the retail price printed on the back as 60 Rupee, or 93 US cents. The selling price here was 7 times that.. US cents. The selling price here was 7 times that.. "Four legs good, two legs badunless you are a pig" according to James Bates. I read this in high school and did not get all of the metaphors and symbolism. Now after many years later I am blown away buy its power of predictability. Scary how "alternate facts" are finding it's way to today. Great book!!
"We pigs are brainworkers. (The latter is three pages longer and less fun to read.) Fueled by Orwell's intense disillusionment with Soviet Communism, Animal Farm is a nearly perfect piece of writing, both an engaging story and an allegory that actually works. Day and night, we are watching over your welfare. Orwell's view of Communism is bleak indeed, but given the history of the Russian people since 1917, his pessimism has an air of prophecy. It is for your sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples." While this swinish brotherhood sells out the revolution, cynically editing the Seven Commandments to excuse their vi
According to its author, Animal Farm is a reflection of the events leading up to and including the Stalin era prior to the Second World War. It allegorizes the issues of the period and addresses such issues as corruption, ignorance, indifference and greed.