Posted by jsm on April 18, 2001 at 12:21:13:
In Reply to: animal farm posted by bob on April 14, 2001 at 22:25:31:
1984 is the obvious recommendation, but instead I'm going to recommend "Down and Out in Paris and London". It's written in a much more direct style than 1984, and is a lot more fun. It's not a novel though.