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Animal Farm is a cautionary tale both to those in power and to the society as a whole. Orwell more than proves his point that "power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely".
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A frighteningly accurate look at the world today considering it was written more than 70 years ago...Aldous Huxley paints a vidid picture of the dangers of mass media propaganda and encourages the reader to think and question their own society.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
jbaker01, May 16, 2007
Animal Farm is a cautionary tale both to those in power and to the society as a whole. Orwell more than proves his point that "power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely".(9 of 25 readers found this comment helpful)
Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited (P.S.) by Aldous Huxley
jbaker01, May 16, 2007
A frighteningly accurate look at the world today considering it was written more than 70 years ago...Aldous Huxley paints a vidid picture of the dangers of mass media propaganda and encourages the reader to think and question their own society.(8 of 11 readers found this comment helpful)
Pirate Queen: In Search of Grace O'Malley and Other Legendary Women of the Sea by Barbara Sjoholm
jbaker01, May 14, 2007
An interesting story about an interesting time... Barbara Sjoholm really brings the past to life in The Priate Queen.(2 of 4 readers found this comment helpful)