Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Animal Farm by George Orwell

92 reviews

rosamaria's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Animal death, Death, Violence, Suicide, Murder, Animal cruelty, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcohol and Blood

teoboy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, War, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Alcohol and Blood

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

2.0

Animal Farm was on a book challenge list and it was short, so I gave it a try. It has a lot of similarities to 1984, Orwell's best-known work, specifically the use of changing history to best suit the present, the use of a mouthpiece to speak for the ruler, and the use of scapegoats to cover when things go wrong. It was also dark and violent. 

If you want to read an Orwellian look at the world, read 1984. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Excrement, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Slavery, Animal death, Gaslighting, Body horror, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Blood, Classism, War, and Alcohol

iinasomnia's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Animal death, Violence, War, Alcohol, and Death

Minor: Alcoholism and Animal cruelty

rachelunabridged's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Violence, Classism, Animal death, Murder, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Alcohol

thechocolatefinger's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gaslighting, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Violence, Slavery, and Confinement

Minor: Gun violence, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

charlock's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, and Slavery

jneverreads's review against another edition

reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Animal death, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol

tigeryear's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

books that make you feel like a broken-down horse. or perhaps a nihilistic ass.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Bullying

Moderate: Ableism and Torture

Minor: Alcohol and Murder

whoisthisjan's review against another edition

dark funny informative sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal cruelty, and Animal death