reading (Animal Farm)
May. 13th, 2008 06:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eorI had never read "Animal Farm" before. I know, again, hard to believe what books you miss. I finished it in less than 24 hours. Yeah, it is an easy read, but mainly I liked it.
Orwell's subject matter is as current today as it was when it was written. I know certain of the characters represent historical figures and it was meant to be very pointed to a specific situation. But the actions and lessons are much more universal than Orwell might have initially intended. Just glance at the news and you can see the same kind of actions, manipulations, and obfuscations. "Animal Farm" was pointed, but now the finger points in different directions.
There is a reason this book is a classic. Let's hope the lessons in it are not lost to being about "history".
25. George Orwell "Animal Farm"
Orwell's subject matter is as current today as it was when it was written. I know certain of the characters represent historical figures and it was meant to be very pointed to a specific situation. But the actions and lessons are much more universal than Orwell might have initially intended. Just glance at the news and you can see the same kind of actions, manipulations, and obfuscations. "Animal Farm" was pointed, but now the finger points in different directions.
There is a reason this book is a classic. Let's hope the lessons in it are not lost to being about "history".
25. George Orwell "Animal Farm"
