My class studied this book in the sixth grade and I loved it. Granted, I never really fully understood it, but I still really loved it. Yeah, I got that it was a metaphor for the Russian Revolution and I appreciated it, but I mostly just really loved the story. Now that I am older, this book amazes me even more. The astounding realization that this was a metaphor for something that actually happened and understanding the actual historic facts of the events just left me mesmerized. The depth of this book is exceptional and I really enjoy reading it. After reading it a few times, now when I go back to it, yes I will skip over certain parts because the younger me can never get over them and I will never really grow up enough to admit that the actual characters never existed. But even with that dark cloud lingering over me, I am still willing to reread the story again and again.