Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Animal Farm by George Orwell

577 reviews

escaping_hulk's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Slavery, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Classism

katie0528's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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I read this in middle school in an advanced reading class, and when we got to the end of the book, the teacher frustratingly exclaimed we'd missed the whole point. The book was about the Russian Revolution, she'd said. The whole thing was an allegory. Well other than Anastasia, most of us at that age didn't know much about the revolution to argue.

After listening to it now as an adult, especially with the included introduction it's clear that it's about more than the Russians. While yes, it applies to the Bolsheviks, it applies to countless political upheavals where groups take advantage and power with promises of bettering life for all, only to use it to enrich themselves. There are a lot of parallels to the current American political system especially. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gaslighting

Moderate: Gun violence, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

cursed_to_read's review against another edition

5.0

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book was amazing, and really fun to analyze. I loved all the different layers and lenses you could read it through. There were so many lines I wish I could underline (library book). It's cool to see what different things represent in the allegory for the Soviet Union, and how this applies to politics in general. It's also just a very interesting story in general. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death

Minor: Slavery

hedyharper's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

mikka_silva55's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death

Moderate: Slavery, Injury/Injury detail

sliceofghost's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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i finished this in a 5 hour plane ride and could not put it down. the ending was excellently crafted but still managed to be a twist despite everything being laid out so openly

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Murder

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War

ninahuynh's review against another edition

4.5

dark reflective tense medium-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: Yes

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The different voices and personalities of the characters were performed well. I loved the singing. I can definitely see why this is banned or suggested for banning in some places.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

itzvio's review against another edition

4.75

dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail

joshpow3ll's review against another edition

4.0

funny informative sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

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It's not perfect, and no allegory ever is, but there's a reason this is a classic. A timeless caution against totalitarianism, even if it can and often is misapplied by those on the right who want to use it as a proof text against socialism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Animal cruelty

teahouses's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Violence

Moderate: Gaslighting, Alcohol