In honor of Banned Books Week this September, this month's suggested classic is Orwell's Animal Farm. The American Library Association has a list of some banned classics and the reasons why they were banned or challenged. Animal Farm is on this list.
As ferociously fresh as it was more than a half century ago, this remarkable allegory of a downtrodden society of overworked, mistreated animals, and their quest to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality is one of the most scathing satires ever published. As we witness the rise and bloody fall of the revolutionary animals, we begin to recognize the seeds of totalitarianism in the most idealistic organization; and in our most charismatic leaders, the souls of our cruelest oppressors. -book jacket
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