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Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol
Moderate: Physical abuse, Slavery, Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Medical content, Toxic friendship
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, Death, Violence, Murder, Classism
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Slavery, Blood, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, Classism
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail