What are you reading?

[cinnamongrrl]

I'm actually reading two books, because SOMEONE stole my book while camping...

Animal Farm by George Orwell. I THINK this was required reading in high school...but I don't remember reading it.

Animal Farm is an allegorical and dystopian novel by George Orwell, published in England on 17 August 1945. According to Orwell, the book reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalin era in the Soviet Union.[1] Orwell, a democratic socialist,[2] was a critic of Joseph Stalin and hostile to Moscow-directed Stalinism, especially after his experiences with the NKVD and the Spanish Civil War.[3] The Soviet Union, he believed, had become a brutal dictatorship, built upon a cult of personality and enforced by a reign of terror. In a letter to Yvonne Davet, Orwell described Animal Farm as a satirical tale against Stalin "une conte satirique contre Stalin",[4] and in his essay "Why I Write" (1946), he wrote that Animal Farm was the first book in which he had tried, with full consciousness of what he was doing, "to fuse political purpose and artistic purpose into one whole".

and for my new selection whilest I wait for this one back I am reading,

The Reluctant Saint: St. Francis of Assisi by Donald Spoto

Acclaimed biographer Donald Spoto strips away the legends from the life of Francis of Assisi to reveal the true story of a man who has too often been obscured by pious iconography. Drawing on unprecedented access to unexplored archives, plus Francis's own letters, Spoto places Francis within the context of the multifaceted ecclesiastical, political, and social forces of medieval Italy, casting new light on Francis and showing how his emphasis on charity as the heart of the Gospel's message helped him pioneer a new social movement. This nuanced portrait reveals the multifaceted character of a man who can genuinely be said to have changed the course of history.

[Teddybear]

Originally Posted by cinnamongrrl

I'm actually reading two books, because SOMEONE stole my book while camping.....

I did NOT steal ur book. U told me on the way that u were ALREADY reXing another book. I'm almost done with it. U should have it back tonite. R u going to finish it as quick as I????

[lusciouskiwi]

[cinnamongrrl]

I am now reading...

Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived by Ralph Helfer

Spanning seven decades and three continents, Modoc is one of the most amazing true animal stories ever told. Raised together in a small German circus town, a boy and an elephant formed a bond that would last their entire lives, and would be tested time and again; through a near-fatal shipwreck in the Indian Ocean, an apprenticeship with the legendary Mahout elephant trainers in the Indian teak forests, and their eventual rise to circus stardom in 1940s New York City. Modoc is a captivating true story of loyalty, friendship, and high adventure, to be treasured by animal lovers everywhere.

[deathbypoem]

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This is what I'm currently reading

[Jerseyboi]

James Paterson... Alex Cross series..

[puddin']

read "when i found you", by catherine ryan hyde, this weekend. it was a real good read...