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Booboofinger wrote: EmpyrealInvective wrote: I loved Watership Down! If you're looking for a similar (albeit darker book.) I would recommend Animal Farm by George Orwell. (Covers socialism, elitism, and politics in a manner that is just brilliant. After finishing "Animal Farm" for the first time, I flipped over to page one and read the whole dang thing again! It's a great book and I am saddened that his more 'popular' book, "1984" has more popularity/recognition than "Animal Farm" which was so effective/brilliant because it taught a moral/social lesson without seeming didactic. "1984", IMOPO telegraphed the point way too soon and made the book redundant with all its talk of double-speak and double-think. The ability to teach without appearing too moralistic/edifiying is a trait I really lauded in "A Clockwork Orange" for. (Making a point without having to beat you senseless with the resolution/theory.)

I was kinda hesitant to post this thread, but now I am super excited to know there are some literary geniuses out there that can easily trump me with their knowledge. Keep at it guys and I will soon have another massive backlog of books to read.