Animal Farm
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Animal Farm
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Narrated by:
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Simon Callow
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By:
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George Orwell
About this listen
The animals in the farmyard decide that working for humans is doing them no favours so, under the leadership of Napoleon, the only Berkshire Boar on the farm, and the other pigs, they drive out the farmer and his cohorts and set about structuring their own society. Based on a list of supposedly animal-friendly rules such as “four legs good, two legs bad” the animals work together to harvest their own food and run their own farm. However, little by little, the rules begin to mysteriously change and the pigs seem to gain power, making the animals question whether their new-found freedom is as liberating as they might have hoped.
With direct allusions to political figures such as Lenin, Marx, Trotsky, Stalin, and Molotov, to name but a few, Animal Farm is one of the greatest socio-political works of all time, and this unabridged audio does it absolute justice.
Public Domain (P)2010 Bolinda Publishing Pty LtdCritic Reviews
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- Catherine
- 17-12-2019
shame about the whistling
Just not a fan when audiobook readers whistle or sing, and that's how this one ended which was a shame, but great book none the less.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-12-2018
Poignant and relevant.
Fantastic performance by Simon Callow. Fortunately Orwells messages are popular, sadly they remain perpetually relevant.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-03-2018
Couldn't put it down!
First of all, best audio reading I've heard of any book. such a warm, rich, dynamic performance.
Secondly, I stayed up until midnight to finish this! Such an enjoyable and thought-provoking narrative.
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- James W. Matson
- 30-04-2017
Short, profound, terrifying
Who was your favorite character and why?
Boxer - loyal, strong, sad.
What about Simon Callow’s performance did you like?
His vocal acting and character voicing was terrific. A formal, but deep and gritty, English accent. Wonderful.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
The historical and prescient quality of this narrative are frightening.
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- cjh
- 29-09-2020
Abridged!
Despite clearly claiming to be complete and unabridged this story is missing at least one part.
The end of chapter 8 is outright missing the battle, instead it ends just as it starts and then chapter 9 begins with the next day and Boxer’s injury.
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