Animal Farm by George Orwell

I finished two books while traveling earlier this month. I blogged about the first one, 1984 by George Orwell. The second book, Animal Farm was by the same author. Again this was a book I read the first time many, many years ago. From the Amazon site you get an introduction that starts with the following words.

George Orwell s famous satire of the Soviet Union, in which all animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.Animal Farm is one of the most famous warnings ever written. 
The development from idealism that sounded so good to oppression so much more cruel than ever happened on the farm when humans ran it was so interesting to read. As with so many stories and societies there were heros to admire and villains to hate and all those in the middle just trying to get by.


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George Orwell's 1984

I read this book for the first time many, many years ago. As I am discovering the benefits of an Amazon Prime account that includes books you can download I came across the title and decided to read 1984 again. I was able to load up books on my tablet to take on our recent cruise. I like the feel of a real book in my hand as much as the next reader but the lighter luggage was nice.

This book has themes that echo fears of where our government could go now more than the when I read it the first time about 30 years ago. The book talks about a layered society with no movement from one level to another. Prols will always be prols and the Party members will always be Party members that is unless they get in trouble and then they are gone. Media in the book is not really an enemy but rather a tightly controlled, constantly adjusted, publisher of a history that fits the plans of The Party. I bet our current White House occupants, the guy at the top and his staff, would love those kinds of privileges.

It is a classic and I am glad I spent the time reading 1984 by George Orwell again.


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