Monday, June 1, 2009

Book reviews for hoidays part 1

I will be doing some book reviews over the holidays, of books I have never read before from the library.

The first book is: Animal Farm by George Orwell

It is a story of a farm, with the animals in it dissatisfied with their living conditions. One of the old boars in the farm then had a dream, that animals would one day overthrow the tyranny of the human race and run a farm run by and for the animals.

A few days after the boar told the rest of the animals, he passed away.

The animals then decided they had to lay down the foundations for the rebellion to begin. All sorts of preparations were made to ensure that the farm would be in their hands.

When the farmer was driven out of the farm, two pigs were chosen to lead the animals to properity.

Eventually, the peace was shattered and one of the pigs became corrupted, and drove the other pig out from the farm.

The remaining pig repeatedly violated the original seven commandments which were used to govern the animals. He changed the contents to suit his needs after a while, it was removed.

The pig started to interact with humans in the district, and eventually became a human, after being corrupted by his power.

It has various lessons that we can learn from, and it is very good read, although some content may not be suitable to younger children. (parts depicting blood, gore, and violence)

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