{"id":82920,"date":"2024-05-04T00:08:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T05:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=82920"},"modified":"2024-05-04T00:08:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T05:08:30","slug":"animal-farm-more-april-reads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2024\/05\/04\/animal-farm-more-april-reads\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal Farm (&amp; More April Reads)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/April-Reads-Pink-FB.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/April-Reads-Pink-FB.png?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/April-Reads-Pink-FB.png?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/April-Reads-Pink-FB.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/April-Reads-Pink-FB.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/April-Reads-Pink-FB.png?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/April-Reads-Pink-FB.png?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/April-Reads-Pink-FB.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I read five books last month: George Orwell&#8217;s Animal Farm plus four others. Scroll down to read my impressions of each title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-5-books-i-read-in-april\">The 5 Books I read in April<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id82920_aab0aa-aa > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id82920_aab0aa-aa > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id82920_aab0aa-aa > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id82920_aab0aa-aa > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id82920_aab0aa-aa > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id82920_aab0aa-aa > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id82920_aab0aa-aa alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column82920_e67837-b4 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column82920_e67837-b4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column82920_e67837-b4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column82920_e67837-b4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column82920_e67837-b4 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column82920_e67837-b4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column82920_e67837-b4{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column82920_e67837-b4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column82920_e67837-b4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column82920_e67837-b4\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Animal-Farm.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Animal-Farm.jpg?resize=292%2C522&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Animal Farm\n\" class=\"wp-image-82923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Animal-Farm.jpg?w=292&amp;ssl=1 292w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Animal-Farm.jpg?resize=168%2C300&amp;ssl=1 168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column82920_07bd7f-d2 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column82920_07bd7f-d2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column82920_07bd7f-d2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column82920_07bd7f-d2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column82920_07bd7f-d2 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column82920_07bd7f-d2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column82920_07bd7f-d2{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column82920_07bd7f-d2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column82920_07bd7f-d2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column82920_07bd7f-d2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-animal-farm-by-george-orwell\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4a7VbvD\"><em>Animal Farm<\/em><\/a> by George Orwell<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We re-read <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4a7VbvD\"><em>Animal Farm<\/em><\/a> last month as a family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This political fable by George Orwell is every bit as relevant now as when he first penned it nearly 80 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our kids were annoyed and upset by how the pigs on Animal Farm repeatedly changed the rules to suit themselves and constantly rewrote history and misrepresented past events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But even more distressing was how many of the other farm animals accepted without question whatever the pigs told them \u2014 even when it clearly contradicted their own experiential memories of how things actually happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id82920_0c0bb3-0a > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id82920_0c0bb3-0a > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id82920_0c0bb3-0a > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id82920_0c0bb3-0a > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id82920_0c0bb3-0a > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id82920_0c0bb3-0a > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap 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767px){.kadence-column82920_04feba-17 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column82920_04feba-17\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-Saturdays.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"353\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-Saturdays.jpg?resize=353%2C522&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-Saturdays.jpg?w=353&amp;ssl=1 353w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/The-Saturdays.jpg?resize=203%2C300&amp;ssl=1 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column82920_593ed7-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column82920_593ed7-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column82920_593ed7-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column82920_593ed7-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column82920_593ed7-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column82920_593ed7-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column82920_593ed7-18{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column82920_593ed7-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column82920_593ed7-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column82920_593ed7-18\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-saturdays-by-elizabeth-enright\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QrXrH2\">The Saturdays<\/a> <\/em>by Elizabeth Enright <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QrXrH2\">The Saturdays<\/a><\/em> was our first introduction to the delightful Melendy family whose four children decide to pool their allowances in order to send each of the siblings in turn off for an independent adventure on consecutive Saturdays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One goes to an art museum where she makes an unexpected friend. Another goes to the circus. Another gets a haircut and a manicure on her special Saturday. And another brings home a dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The entire tale is filled with familial love, faithful cooperation, and many marvelous surprises.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id82920_784da9-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id82920_784da9-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id82920_784da9-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id82920_784da9-e1 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id82920_784da9-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id82920_784da9-e1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id82920_784da9-e1 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column82920_d1c685-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column82920_d1c685-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column82920_d1c685-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column82920_d1c685-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column82920_d1c685-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column82920_d1c685-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column82920_d1c685-7c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column82920_d1c685-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column82920_d1c685-7c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column82920_d1c685-7c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/On-Writing-and-Writers.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/On-Writing-and-Writers.jpg?resize=310%2C445&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/On-Writing-and-Writers.jpg?w=310&amp;ssl=1 310w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/On-Writing-and-Writers.jpg?resize=209%2C300&amp;ssl=1 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column82920_c562bf-c3 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column82920_c562bf-c3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column82920_c562bf-c3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column82920_c562bf-c3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column82920_c562bf-c3 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column82920_c562bf-c3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column82920_c562bf-c3{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column82920_c562bf-c3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column82920_c562bf-c3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column82920_c562bf-c3\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-on-writing-and-writers-by-c-s-lewis\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/4cQfYX4\"><em>On Writing (and Writers)<\/em> <\/a>by C.S. Lewis <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I found C.S. Lewis&#8217;s<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4cQfYX4\">\u200bOn Writing\u200b<\/a> <\/em>absolutely delightful. Filled with sound advice and sage tips in easily digestible tidbits, the entire book is comprised of selected portions on the topic from his voluminous personal correspondence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most impressive part of the book lies not in the very excellent and practical guidelines provided, but in the fact that the entire content of the book was gleaned from the countless, thoughtfully-crafted letters Lewis sent to friends and colleagues over the years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh, that modern man would weigh his thoughts so carefully and express them so articulately &#8212; in private as well as in public!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id82920_682499-8f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id82920_682499-8f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id82920_682499-8f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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