Aside from classical music, theres nothing really "classic" that I like. I really struggled to come up with a book that is classified as a classic yet one that also captivates my attention. I decided this time that I would ask a friend of mine that is a former Gifted student what he would reccommend I read. My friend suggested that I read Animal Farm by George Orwell. I laughed it off immediately thinking that he's probably joking, reffering me to some picture book about Old MacDonald and his farm. He was actually serious though. I've legitametly never heard of such a book until yesterday. I guess from what I've looked up so far it is a movie as well.
So far what I've learned about Animal Farm is that the entire book is basically an allegory of the Russian Revolution around the time of Stalin. It sounds like an interesting concept of an author who inserted his political views in the form of an allegory about pigs and cows at a farm. Aside from the basic knowledge that I have about Russia I'm really going into this one blind. Wish me luck!
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