Animal Farm

George Orwell
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Animal Farm: A Fairy Story - fantasy, not science fiction

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5/11/2014
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I wanted to put Animal Farm on my favorite fantasy list, but I can't because WWEnd categorizes it as science fiction. Where did that come from? Animal Farm isn't science fiction. Its original title was Animal Farm: A Fairy Story. It's no more science fiction than The Ant and the Grasshopper.

And the subgenres - what were people thinking? Light/Humorous SF? Juvenile Fantasy? Gimme a break. Animal Farm is a political allegory with talking animals. It's not light or humorous and it's not for children.

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