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eviecurrie's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
lumleyisaac's review against another edition
4.0
I have been wanting to read this book ever since reading 1984 in high school. I recently picked it up on kindle unlimited after seeing it was only 55 pages. I flew through it. In a way I feel under-qualified to review a classic social commentary like this because I am still unpacking so much in each scene. There is the blatant classism, but there is also the glimpse of a socialist/communist world that slowly transitions into the same society as corruptions grows.
Snowball and Napoleon represent two sides of politics, and in a lot of ways they parallel Democrats and Republicans. The slow and methodical demonization of Snowball was sad and interesting. Slowly Napoleon and Squealer changed one piece of the story at a time until no one was really sure what had happened even though many of them had been there watching it. To me this represented how stories and gossip can grow and take on a life of their own whether politically or socially.
I really liked this book and it made me think.
Snowball and Napoleon represent two sides of politics, and in a lot of ways they parallel Democrats and Republicans. The slow and methodical demonization of Snowball was sad and interesting. Slowly Napoleon and Squealer changed one piece of the story at a time until no one was really sure what had happened even though many of them had been there watching it. To me this represented how stories and gossip can grow and take on a life of their own whether politically or socially.
I really liked this book and it made me think.
peppersdr's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty
gdil's review against another edition
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
avery_hutchinson's review against another edition
Not the vibe today, got through the 18 page intro and was like nahhhh
riv447's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
goodreader123's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
fast-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? It's complicated
5.0
sandiet's review against another edition
4.0
I never had to read this in school so I'm just getting around to Animal Farm now. I figured world lock-down makes for a good opportunity to catch up on some reads that were never on my "must read" list. This book is some crazy shit...animals running the farm and I know it's an allegory and all that but man this is eerie, thought provoking and just plain wild. It would make for some pretty interesting discussion for a bookclub but it's not the type of book I'd recommend for the one I'm in. Very different and I could definitely listen to this again because I'd take away something different every time.