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Charlie Chapulin

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1. Animal Farm

Reply to ashredux (Original post)

Sat Apr 4, 2026, 01:45 PM

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Throughout much of my life, I always heard people referencing 1984 and Big Brother.
I always thought things were more like Animal Farm, which I read as a teen in the 70s.
Orwell hit a lot of salient points in both books. But I always felt Animal Farm rang truer.

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