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Animal Farm, whilst being a good story was in my opinion overrated. I liked it, don't get me wrong, but I was not blown away by it. A great parody of communism nonetheless!

1984 is a complete masterpiece! Unbelievable! I could not put this book down. You can see that this book was ahead of it's time and you will notice that a lot of great thoughts have come from this book. Highly recommended!

salamandraaa's review against another edition

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inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

wiring_plywood's review against another edition

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Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

laurenreadsoccasionally's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

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

5.0

I read animal farm in school (and thought it was fantastic) but didn't get around to reading 1984 until recently, and my main takeaway was it's a classic for a reason. The writing quality and world building are incredibly good and it's easy to see how Orwell envisioned a world like that coming out of WWII.

I also have a soft spot for dystopian novels which don't have a world disrupting happy ending (Brave New World was one of my favorite books in highschool for the same reason).

1noah_'s review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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