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    it does surprise me that no one has mentioned it yet, hell i'm a tad suprised i didn't mention it right off the bat.

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    All I've read and enjoyed are Animal Farm and the two by Jack London that Xeno posted.

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    Blech, Animal Farm. Overstated and oversimplified look at how socialism takes over a society. Students are better off studying the subject directly since it's infinitely more interesting to see how it happens (and continues to happen) in real life rather than just a bunch of pigs dicking around. Not to say that it's not an important book, but for the layman there are better ways of approaching the subject. Maybe I'm just biased to the fact that in history it's already happened to actual, living people and has been studied well enough that an average person can pick up a book and see very clearly how it happens. No cartoonish animals necessary.

    But then again I could just be being an elitist right now. Kick me if I do it again.

    Edit: and somewhat related to Animal Farm, I find Nineteen Eighty-Four to be ridiculously overrated. I explained it here: http://www.onrpg.com/boards/155613-p...2/#post2185376

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    Quote Originally Posted by Xenonight2 View Post
    Blech, Animal Farm. Overstated and oversimplified look at how socialism takes over a society. Students are better off studying the subject directly since it's infinitely more interesting to see how it happens (and continues to happen) in real life rather than just a bunch of pigs dicking around. Not to say that it's not an important book, but for the layman there are better ways of approaching the subject. Maybe I'm just biased to the fact that in history it's already happened to actual, living people and has been studied well enough that an average person can pick up a book and see very clearly how it happens. No cartoonish animals necessary.

    But then again I could just be being an elitist right now. Kick me if I do it again.
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    it does surprise me that no one has mentioned it yet, hell i'm a tad suprised i didn't mention it right off the bat.
    Dunno, was bored to post.

    Animal farm is a pretty nice book.

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    I am not really interested in Animal Farm.

    Finding a book that suits my taste is quite difficult :S..

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    Yeah, it's not really what you were looking for, anyway.

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    I just want talking animals (As in animals who talk with each other).. a dark story, murder, struggle, etc etc....

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