Reviews

Animal Farm by George Orwell

r3damancy's review against another edition

5.0

This book reflects so well on our society, that it sends shivers down my spine.

chinooo's review against another edition

funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

tylerm's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

sspazedd's review against another edition

funny informative reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

andrew_b's review against another edition

3.0

A perfect display of how communism can break a community in this case it's animals which creates a interesting perspective on how humans treat them. The book is also grousome with a lot of death which is very unexpected but also thrilling at the same time.

emmaeng1992's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

helianthus13666's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Euphemism is used in Animal Farm to express the political crisis in the world today. It's a cleverly written piece of observation. To sum it up, a witty line from the book reads,

"All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others".

btfdcz's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

rashmi's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

salgalruns's review against another edition

4.0

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others" - Well, that pretty much sums it all up in one sentence, doesn't it?

I was apparently one of the few I know that never read this book in high school or college, and also never studied the Russian Revolution. However, based on what I've read about it, Orwell managed to tick everyone off with his version of it, played out through the various animal characters. This book is a teacher/professor's dream of a book to discuss in class.

The characters are so rich, so highly developed - you either want to stretch through the book and protect them to no end, or just do away with them for being such jerks! Orwell so eloquently chooses just the right animals to match their "human" counterparts. I found myself cheering for Boxer (equated on some sites as "the working peasant population") and really hating pigs in general.

Fantastically and wonderfully surprised - I'm looking forward to reading more Orwell as a result.