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goobgoblin's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: War
ashsparrow's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Classism, War, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood
rachelgreen's review
3.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Police brutality, Gore, Violence, War, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Medical content, and Murder
ppp's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Violence, War, Death, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
wingedwalls's review
5.0
Graphic: War
grahamiscool's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: War and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood and Death
f18's review
Graphic: War, Classism, Death, and Gun violence
Moderate: Misogyny, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Medical content, and Police brutality
Minor: Racial slurs, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Gore
child soldiersshan__reads's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Violence and War
velarin's review against another edition
3.5
The descriptions of daily life in wartime, experience of living in the trenches were a highlight of his book.
The political aspects of the war however? Almost made me stop reading. For someone without the grasp on the history of Spanish Civil War, this book did not clarify a lot. Which is understandable because it was written by a contemporary for people of his time but so much of its depth was completely lost on me.
It was, however, fascinating to see the seeds planted in Orwell's mind by the experience of this war that later flourished in 1984 and Animal Farm. What was really inspiring as well was Orwell's constant reminding about his bias. It was so refreshing to see a political writer exclaim "Yes, I am biased, take that into account." I had fun watching him mercilessly critique fascists and communists.
Graphic: War