Animal Farm by George Orwell |
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 Nov 25 2007, 12:40 PM
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I have to read it for school, Ive heard its really boring..
Have any of you guys read it? |
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Nov 25 2007, 12:45 PM
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No, Never heard of it. What grade are you in?
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Nov 25 2007, 01:10 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 1,020 Joined: Feb 2007 Member No: 505,785 |
9th.
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Nov 25 2007, 01:36 PM
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 Resource Center Tyrant Group: Official Member Posts: 2,263 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,306 |
It's not boring unless you understand all of the points Orwell is trying to make. It's a short, fascinating read around the time of Stalin. I'm assuming you know what all of this is.
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Nov 25 2007, 02:24 PM
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 that's what she said Group: Member Posts: 848 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 436,512 |
it's actually a good read.
DON'T LISTEN TO THEM. |
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| *CowerPointyObjects* |
Nov 25 2007, 02:44 PM
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Boring? f**k that.
I read it in 7th grade, then we read it in class for 8th. Since I'd already read it, I read 1984 instead, which was also fantastic. |
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Nov 25 2007, 07:44 PM
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It's a great book! Not boring at all but after you're done reading it I'd check out sparknotes to make sure you get all of the symbols and themes. That part might be harder to grasp.
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Nov 25 2007, 08:13 PM
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 I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
^yea exactly. the book is what u make of it. it's a good book if u take the time to understand it, if u don't understand the meaning behind stuff it's a boring one
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| *CowerPointyObjects* |
Nov 25 2007, 08:19 PM
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I find it so sad when people don't get these things, because I didn't have the remotest bit of trouble grasping all of the concepts in middle school.
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Dec 2 2007, 08:18 AM
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 durian Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,124 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,860 |
I read it in 8th grade and yea it was a pretty interesting read. Plus, it was pretty short, compared to other books I had to read. I think there was a cartoon too. I remembered watching something... I think it was that. Ack it was 6 years ago >_<"
You know what else was a cool book that I read in 8th grade? The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. I gotta read that again. =X |
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Dec 2 2007, 12:32 PM
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Not a bad book. Just a authors way of poking fun at communism and Stalin.
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Mar 11 2008, 11:43 PM
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QUOTE(Just_Dream @ Dec 2 2007, 09:18 AM)  You know what else was a cool book that I read in 8th grade? The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. I gotta read that again. =X I remember I tried to start that in 8th grade, but never got around to it. I read for summer reading before 11th, and though I only really had time to skim it, I read a lot more than I intended to because it was pretty good. Thank god for James doing a third of my summer reading work, lol. |
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Mar 12 2008, 12:20 AM
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Read it, and it was kinda confusing on where the book was going. When I finished it, I had to sit for a bit and think about what it what it was really getting to. lol.
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Apr 15 2008, 03:37 PM
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AMAZING BOOK. There are very few "assigned" readings that I liked in school. This is at the top of the list.
Really makes you think. The pivot point of the book made me cry. =( To the GLUE FACTORY?!?! |
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Apr 15 2008, 03:47 PM
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Boring?! Hell to the no. This book was amazing, one of my favorite reads for school (I had to read it for ap world cultures). Definitely a recommended book, imho.
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Apr 17 2008, 12:39 AM
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 You can't keep running from what you're trying to find. Group: Official Member Posts: 5,030 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 54,096 |
If you get past how annoyingly easily the animals fall for everything, then it's a pretty good book. Of course, that's one of the points the author is trying to convey, so it's necessary.
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Apr 17 2008, 01:35 AM
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 sleep now, moon Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,540 Joined: May 2007 Member No: 526,212 |
It was required reading for the gifted curriculum in 6th grade. I thought it was a fascinating book, and I'm pretty sure I've read it another five times since.
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Apr 17 2008, 01:50 AM
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 The Illustrious Mari C. Group: Member Posts: 586 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 26,671 |
I read it in 11th grade & yes, it was pretty boring but it was a good book overall
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Apr 21 2008, 12:35 PM
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i have to read it over the summer for my honors english class, but from what i've heard it's supposed to be a pretty good book.
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Apr 21 2008, 12:38 PM
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QUOTE(MissHygienic @ Nov 25 2007, 02:36 PM) It's not boring unless you understand all of the points Orwell is trying to make. It's a short, fascinating read around the time of Stalin. I'm assuming you know what all of this is. Agreed... definitely not a boring book. What course is makin you read this book? o.O |
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Nov 14 2008, 10:57 PM
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Anyone read it before? I have and it was actually a great book in my opinion. It seemed like a big political cartoon with just words and no pictures lol
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Nov 14 2008, 11:13 PM
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 Jooleeah <3 Group: Official Designer Posts: 687 Joined: Jun 2008 Member No: 662,481 |
I had to read it in 10th grade & didn't like it all that much. Didn't the horse get sent to the glue factory?? :[
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Nov 14 2008, 11:15 PM
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 asdfghjkl; Group: Official Designer Posts: 1,121 Joined: Jul 2008 Member No: 665,416 |
^yes it did, lol, i dont think it was glue, but i know it was sent away to be killed, :P
&yeeah, me too, it was pretty good[: partly because it was really short, and easy to understand. a LOT of symbolism and stuff like that, which you have to i guess do research on to find the real meaning or everything. but yeah, it was a good book. |
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Nov 14 2008, 11:16 PM
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QUOTE(berrypop90 @ Nov 14 2008, 11:13 PM) I had to read it in 10th grade & didn't like it all that much. Didn't the horse get sent to the glue factory?? :[ Really? I thought it was pretty good. Interesting how Orwell perfectly portrayed human-like characteristics through animals. and yea Boxer got sent away... |
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Nov 14 2008, 11:19 PM
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it was pretty good.
redundant at times, but it wasnt torture. |
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