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Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Medical content, Medical trauma
Graphic: Addiction, Slavery, Torture, Murder, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail
Good read. Had to get used to it though.
The writing is quite simple but the underlying message is conveyed in a clever way.
It was very obvious where the story was going from the beginning, but this was not a bad thing for this book, it is actually a good thing for this book.
"Man is the only enemy we have."
"All men are enemies. All animals are comrades".
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Physical abuse, Murder
Minor: Death, Torture, Blood
I went into this knowing it was an allegory for Stalin's Russia, but knowing little about the USSR, I didn't know how that would present. I found it most interesting that we see a lot of Napoleon's early tactics in the politics of today, especially right-wing groups, I also find this parallel to be deeply unsettling in nature, and and wonder how long it will be before we are like the other farm animals of this book, if our real-world politics continue down the path they are on.
On a more personal note, I saw a lot of my past self within the character of Boxer, as well as a lot of people no longer in my life in Napoleon's character. It was slightly disconcerting as such an animal lover myself to draw these comparisons, but it did remind me of how far I've come in the past few years.
To end on a lighter note, I enjoyed reading about the dynamic between Boxer and Benjamin, and find myself wondering if the intention was to portray a queer love between the two male characters, or if that was just my brain. I did also find the characterisation of the cat to be perfect throughout.
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Police brutality, Gaslighting
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Slavery, Torture
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation
Minor: Suicide, Torture, Violence, War
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Torture
Minor: Murder, Alcohol
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I loved the writing style and after I started reading I just kept reading. It also has a great audiobook version on spotify. I highly recommend this book to everyone.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcohol